1. Aaron Swartz and the Assault on Open Information
   Malicious Government Prosecution
   Resource Type: Article
   Published: 2013
   The great corporate-supported push to hide essential, publicly funded information behind private firewalls and government secrecy, represents a breathtaking breach of the basic tenets of democracy..
2. EducationSources.ca
   Resource Type: Website
   Published: 2017
   Web portal with sources of information about education and academia, including articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A search feature, subject index, and other research tools make it possible to find additional resources and information.
3. Scholarpedia
   Resource Type: Website
   Published: 2006
   Scholarpedia is a peer-reviewed encyclopedia written by the leading experts in their respective fields. It does not publish "research" or "position" papers, but rather "living reviews" that will be maintained by the future generation of experts via the process of curatorship. The (ambitious) goal of Scholarpedia is that of being an understandable and useful encyclopedic reference for scholars of different levels.
4. Sources.com
   Portal for Journalists and Writers - The directory for reporters, writers, editors and researchers
   Resource Type: Website
   Published: 2009
   Sources is an information portal for journalists, freelance writers, news editors, authors, researchers and journalism students -- and a resource for organizations, institutions, businesses, and individuals who want to get media coverage of their expertise and their views on newsworthy topics.
   Journalists: Use Sources to find experts, media contacts, spokespersons, scientists, lobbyists, officials, speakers, university professors, researchers, newsmakers, CEOs, executive directors, media relations contacts, spokespeople, talk show guests, PR representatives, Canadian sources, story ideas, research studies, databases, universities, colleges, associations, businesses, government, research institutions, lobby groups, non-government organizations (NGOs), in Canada and internationally.
   Newsmakers: Use Sources to raise your profile and get media coverage. Sources is a powerful tool which complements and magnifies your other efforts to publicize yourself. See www.sources.com/Profile.htm, fill out the membership form, or call 416-964-7799.
5. Sources (portal for journalists and writers) - Wikipedia article
   Connexipedia Article
   Resource Type: Article
   Published: 2008
   An information portal for journalists, freelance writers, editors, authors, and researchers, focusing especially on human sources: experts and spokespersons who are prepared to answer reporters' questions or make themselves available for on-air interviews.
6. Who's downloading pirated papers? Everyone
   In rich and poor countries, researchers turn to the Sci-Hub website
   Resource Type: Article
   Published: 2016
   Researchers are increasingly turning to Sci-Hub, the world's largest largest 'pirate' website for scholarly literature. Sci-Hub is becoming the world's de facto open-access research library.
7. Will Google's Keyword Searching Eliminate the Need for LC Cataloging and Classification?
   Resource Type: Article
   Published: 2005
   Google Print does not "change everything" regarding the need for professional cataloging and classification of books; its limitations make cataloging and classification even more important to researchers. Google’s keyword search mechanism, backed by the display of results in "relevance ranked" order, is expressly designed and optimized for quick information seeking rather than scholarship.

Experts on Academic Sources in the Sources Directory

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