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Arrangement With Science Publisher Raises Questions About Wikipedia's Commitment To Open Access
Applehu Akbar writes: Elsevier, the science publisher notorious for maintaining high-priced research journals in a time when web technology can accomplish the same tasks for a fraction of the price, has donated free ScienceDirect accounts to a select group of "top Wikipedia editors" as an incentive for citations referencing its paywalled journals. This arrangement is being criticized for its effect on Wikipedia's accessibility and openness. Ars reports: "...Michael Eisen, one of the founders of the open access movement, which seeks to make research publications freely available online, tweeted that he was 'shocked to see @wikipedia working hand-in-hand with Elsevier to populate encylopedia w/links people cannot access,' and dubbed it 'WikiGate.' Over the last few days, a row has broken out between Eisen and other academics over whether a free and open service such as Wikipedia should be partnering with a closed, non-free company such as Elsevier."
It's like Socrates once said:
TO READ THIS CITATION PLEASE JOIN THE ELSEVIER PREMIUM PLUS PROGRAM BY CLICKING HERE
And that's about all I have to say about that.
Elsevier, the science publisher notorious for maintaining high-priced research journals in a time when web technology can accomplish the same tasks for a fraction of the price, has donated free ScienceDirect accounts to a select group of "top Wikipedia editors" as an incentive for citations referencing its paywalled journals. This arrangement is being criticized for its effect on Wikipedia's accessibility and openness. Ars reports: "...Michael Eisen, one of the founders of the open access movement, which seeks to make research publications freely available online, tweeted that he was 'shocked to see @wikipedia working hand-in-hand with Elsevier to populate encylopedia w/links people cannot access,' and dubbed it 'WikiGate.' Over the last few days, a row has broken out between Eisen and other academics over whether a free and open service such as Wikipedia should be partnering with a closed, non-free company such as Elsevier."
SJW's don't eliminate discrimination. They just expropriate it for themselves.
Wikipedia is taken over by asperger's obese hikikkomori admins who delete things as "not notable" even when they have thousands of sources avalible. Wikipedia tricked me into donating years ago and I am still waiting for my money back. Wikipedia is the "systemD" of encyclopedias.
Never mind WikiGate... what's the status on the Ashley Madocaust, iPhonegeddon, and the IPv4calypse?
Unfortunately, that's exactly what a sock puppet would say before using this account to shill :x