Hey all, this thread caught my eye. There's actually a program called The Wikipedia Library that does exactly what's proposed here (access to journals) except not for hackerspaces, but for Wikipedia contributors.

I'm going to be moderating a panel discussion about it on October 28, at the Wikimedia Foundation (downtown SF) and also via live stream for those who don't feel like trekkin' across the bay.

Here's some more detail: http://wikistrategies.net/oa-wikipedia-panel/

It's free, we'll have beer and snacks, and there will be lots of opportunities to connect with folks trying to open up the publication practices of academic/scientific journals. I hope to see some Sudo faces there!

Feel free to hit me with any questions or ideas. For one thing, I'm thinking I should steal the original question of this thread, and ask one of the panelists about hacker spaces....
-Pete


On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 9:56 PM, Garrett Smith <dhtmlkitchen@gmail.com> wrote:
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On 10/4/15, Vicky <vknoxsironi@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Praveen,
>
> I know that Wikipedia has a project that allows editors free access to some
>
> journals for their Wikipedia-related research. The database list isn't
> fixed either--you can use the project as a proxy for requesting new access
> to previously untapped databases. Perhaps there is something in this model
> to be borrowed? Here's more info:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library
>
> ~v
>
> On Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 10:17:05 AM UTC-7, praveen sinha wrote:
>>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I've asked this question before in private with not a lot of good
>> responses, but I'll put it out to a wider audience.  One of the things
>> that
>> is nice about being a university is full online journal access.
>>
>> For myself, in the past I've had friends inside a uni run an underground
>> proxy server for me so I can access said licensed content ("Right to Read
>>
>> <http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html>" anyone?).  UC
>> Berkeley offers the general public library access for $100 a year, which
>> is
>> great but cost prohibitive for starving hackers
>>
>> My question is: is there someway we can get hackerspaces and members forge
>>
>> a path to having access to non-open access journals?  Maybe through some
>> sort of library grant, or charity access, or something?  My library
>> knowledge here falls short.  But there are multiple great reasons for us
>> to
>> do this:
>>
>>            * accelerate research and innovation at a grassroots/citizen
>> level.  One of the biggest wins I see here is with citizen driven disease
>>
>> research (austin just opened a medical hackerspace
>> <http://district.life/2015/10/02/launching-the-first-medical-makerspace-in-the-usa/>).
>>
>> Can you imagine what the cyborg group could do with a broader network?
>>            * open access journals are great, but the coverage falls short
>>            * for a lot of folks who have never had access to a university,
>>
>> it's simply a matter of fair educational access
>>            * it can encourage projects to re-invent journal access itself
>>
>> Would love to hear ideas or possible points of contact!
>>
>> Love,
>> Praveen
>>
>


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