First Issue of Wikipedia Library’s Newsletter Now Available Online
Vol.1 No.1 (October 2013) of Books & Bytes, the new monthly newsletter from Wikipedia Library is now available online.
Topics Include:
- Upcoming WLL meetups
- New Subscriptions (Wikipedians can gain free access to fee-based databases)*
At the moment, free accounts are available to HighBeam, Questia, Credo, JSTOR, and Cochrane. - OCLC Developments
- Announcing WikiProject Open
Direct to Books and Bytes Newsletter
* Many people (including Wikipedians) in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and other countries have free access to remotely accessible databases via their local public library. All you need is a library card. Those affiliated (in some cases including alumni) with a college or university also can get free, remote access to fee-based resources.
Filed under: Libraries, News, Public Libraries
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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