Jake,
Very good initiative!
If we consider that a typical user start searching the web either via
Google / Google Scholar or has already a preferred searching application,
a major demand is how to better use Google / Google Scholar in several
languages and from different geographies. The Guideline ignores
multilingualism which is an essential component of globalization.
A good example of promotion of equity access is the Virtual Health Library
led by the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Information Center
-
bvsalud.org/en which provides full multilingualism search in English,
Portuguese, Spanish and France on both the interface and the content using
multilingual MeSH. For any Latin American and Caribbean user - be a
researcher, a teacher, a student, a health related professional, and a
public user the VHL is an extraordinary solution.
Full texts when available are linked from the VHL search results. Most or
all of the Latin American health sciences related journals are open access
(many from SciELO). When a PMC article version is available the link to the
full text is also there. In other cases, academic users in many countries
have national portals to access commercialized articles or....
Finally, beyond health sciences, most of que quality journals published in
Latin American are open access.
So, I would suggest to cite the VHL and SciELO in the Guide.
Best. Abel
Abel L Packer
On Oct 20, 2017 08:28, "Anthony Watkinson"
<anthony.watkinson(a)btinternet.com>
wrote:
Jake
I am assuming that this is not just for the US. The section on local
libraries does look a little like this. Are you aware of
http://accesstoresearch.pls.org.uk/? There must be other such initiatives
Anthony
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*Subject:* [SCHOLCOMM] Guide for access to research: Looking for early
readers!
To help researchers (and Wikipedians), I've been collaboratively working on
a now 24-option guide about how to access sources when you don't have
access to them. Many of you are pros at this kind of digging. Could you
give it 10 minutes and feel free to make comments, suggestions,
corrections, or additions? Don't hesitate to be bold :)
***Review the full guide
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*You're a Researcher without Access to Research: What do you do?*
*Investigating solutions for small nonprofits, social impact organizations,
and earnest individuals.*
The world of publishing is evolving frantically, while it remains
frustratingly fragmented and prohibitively expensive for many. If you're a
student who just left your plush academic library behind only to discover
you are now locked out of the stacks; a Swedish startup researching water
usage in Africa and keep hitting paywalls; a small nonprofit that studies
social change activism, but all the latest papers cost $40 per read… This
article is for you.
***Review the full guide
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*Thank you!*
*Jake Orlowitz*
*Head of the Wikipedia Library*
*Wikimedia Foundation*
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