Re: [sudo-discuss] [Noisebridge-discuss] sci/med journal access in hackerspaces?

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(a)gmail.com> wrote: > sci-hub > > On 10/4/15, Vicky <vknoxsironi(a)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

> >> > >> 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

> >> 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 > >> < >

> >). > >> > >> Can you imagine what the cyborg group could do with a broader