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blogs are not considered reliable sources for the purposes of wikipedia. please find other sources such as articles from reliable newspapers (The Hindu for example) or noteworthy books.
Besides, there is a specific way to enter references to articles, for that you can refer to WP:CITET. pls drop me a message if you have any questions. --CarTick 15:22, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
could you pls clarify the copyright status of this image? --CarTick 01:56, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
I have deleted this image, as it was clearly taken from elsewhere. Not only is uploading images you have found elsewhere as your own completely contrary to Knowledge (XXG)'s policies and foals, but it is potentially illegal. Please do not do it again. J Milburn (talk) 10:43, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
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Thanks. I am planning to promote to GA. I have also nominated the town articles in the region - Sivakasi and Virudhunagar - please let me know your comments.Ssriram mt (talk) 02:56, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
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Books and Bytes: The Knowledge (XXG) Library Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2013
Greetings Knowledge (XXG) Library members! Welcome to the inaugural edition of Books and Bytes, TWL’s monthly newsletter. We're sending you the first edition of this opt-in newsletter, because you signed up, or applied for a free research account: HighBeam, Credo, Questia, JSTOR, or Cochrane. To receive future updates of Books and Bytes, please add your name to the subscriber's list. There's lots of news this month for the Knowledge (XXG) Library, including new accounts, upcoming events, and new ways to get involved...
New positions: Sign up to be a Knowledge (XXG) Visiting Scholar, or a Volunteer Knowledge (XXG) Librarian
Knowledge (XXG) Loves Libraries: Off to a roaring start this fall in the United States: 29 events are planned or have been hosted.
New subscription donations: Cochrane round 2; HighBeam round 8; Questia round 4... Can we partner with NY Times and Lexis-Nexis??
New ideas: OCLC innovations in the works; VisualEditor Reference Dialog Workshop; a photo contest idea emerges
News from the library world: Wikipedian joins the National Archives full time; the Getty Museum releases 4,500 images; CERN goes CC-BY
Announcing WikiProject Open: WikiProject Open kicked off in October, with several brainstorming and co-working sessions
New ways to get involved: Visiting scholar requirements; subject guides; room for library expansion and exploration
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Welcome to the second issue of The Knowledge (XXG) Library's Books & Bytes newsletter! Read on for updates about what is going on at the intersection of Knowledge (XXG) and the library world.
Knowledge (XXG) Library highlights: New accounts, new surveys, new positions, new presentations...
Spotlight on people: Another Believer and Wiki Loves Libraries...
Books & Bytes in brief: From Dewey to Diversity conference...
Further reading: Digital library portals around the web...
The Knowledge (XXG) Library Survey
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Books & Bytes New Years Double Issue
Happy New Year, and welcome to a special double issue of Books & Bytes. We've included a retrospective on the changes and progress TWL has seen over the last year, the results of the survey TWL participants completed in December, some of our plans for the future, a second interview with a Wiki Love Libraries coordinator, and more. Here's to 2014 being a year of expansion and innovation for TWL!
The Knowledge (XXG) Library completed the first 6 months of its Individual Engagement grant last week. Here's where we are and what we've done:
- Increased access to sources: 1500 editors signed up for 3700 free accounts, individually worth over $500,000, with usage increases of 400-600%
- Deep networking: Built relationships with Credo, HighBeam, Questia, JSTOR, Cochrane, LexisNexis, EBSCO, New York Times, and OCLC
- New pilot projects: Started the Knowledge (XXG) Visiting Scholar project to empower university-affiliated Knowledge (XXG) researchers
- Developed community: Created portal connecting 250 newsletter recipients, 30 library members, 3 volunteer coordinators, and 2 part-time contractors
- Tech scoped: Spec'd out a reference tool for linking to full-text sources and established a basis for OAuth integration
- Broad outreach: Wrote a feature article for Library Journal's The Digital Shift; presenting at the American Library Association annual meeting
Books & Bytes, Issue 4
News for February from your Knowledge (XXG) Library.
Donations drive: news on TWL's partnership efforts with publishers
Open Access: Feature from Ocaasi on the intersection of the library and the open access movement
American Library Association Midwinter Conference: TWL attended this year in Philadelphia
Royal Society Opens Access To Journals: The UK's venerable Royal Society will give the public (and Wikipedians) full access to two of their journal titles for two days on March 4th and 5th
Going Global: TWL starts work on pilot projects in other language Wikipedias
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Books & Bytes - Issue 5
- New Visiting Scholar positions
- TWL Branch on Arabic Knowledge (XXG), microgrants program
- Australian articles get a link to librarians
- Spotlight: "7 Reasons Librarians Should Edit Knowledge (XXG)"
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Books & Bytes, Issue 6
- New donations from Oxford University Press and Royal Society (UK)
- TWL does Vegas: American Library Association Annual plans
- TWL welcomes a new coordinator, resources for library students and interns
- New portal on Meta, resources for starting TWL branches, donor call blitzes, Knowledge (XXG) Visiting Scholar news, and more
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The Knowledge (XXG) Library: New Account Coordinators Needed
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Books and Bytes - Issue 7
Issue 7, June-July 2014
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs)
- Seven new donations, two expanded partnerships
- TWL's Final Report up, read the summary
- Adventures in Las Vegas, WikiConference USA, and updates from TWL coordinators
- Spotlight: Blog post on BNA's impact on one editor's research
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