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Sage Publications is offering access to two statistics-related resources:

• SAGE Stats, a data platform containing social science data covering geographies within the United States and topics such as healthcare, crime, education, employment, religion, and government finances. For more information, see its website.
• US Political Stats collection, which provides data visualizations and research tools related to US Congress, the US Supreme Court, and the US Presidency. For more information, see its website.

There are 10 one-year accounts available to Wikipedians.

Requirements

• You have your preferences enabled to receive email messages on English Wikipedia or on your home wiki linked from your application; (see Special:Preferences)
• You do not already have access to SAGE products through another library, university, or institution
• You have an account that is a minimum of 1 year old
• You have a minimum of 1000 edits to the encyclopedia

If you don't quite meet the experience requirements but think you would still be a strong candidate for access, feel free to apply and you may be considered

Expectations

Approved editors may

• search, view, retrieve and display portions of restricted content.
• electronically save portions of restricted content.
• print out single copies of portions of restricted content.
• comply with any terms and conditions which appear on the particular pages of the SAGE website they are accessing.

Approved editors will not

• Share or sell their account logins or passwords
• Mass scrape or mass download SAGE content
• Systematically make printed or electronic copies of multiple extracts of restricted content available for any purpose
• Datamine metadata without permission, in order, for instance, to use metadata for auto-created stub articles

Private and confidential information

• By accessing SAGE statistical products, you understand and agree that your name and email address may be shared with representatives of the Wikimedia Foundation, The Wikipedia Library, and SAGE. While Wikipedia Library coordinators are volunteers (not employees or contractors of the Wikimedia Foundation or SAGE), they have signed confidentiality agreements with the Wikimedia Foundation with regards to the personal information they may handle for the Wikipedia Library

Citation

External video

SAGE Stats tutorial

• Editors should always provide original citation information including a DOI, in addition to linking to SAGE, per WP:V and WP:SAYWHEREYOUGOTIT.
• Editors should not provide bare links to non-free SAGE pages, making sure to include all relevant metadata
• Editors should note "that subscription may be required"
• Review citation policies WP:V, WP:SAYWHEREYOUGOTIT, WP:PAYWALL
• Respect the copyright of SAGE, in accordance with Wikipedia's copyright policy and their terms of use
• Cite SAGE resources in line with the citation examples provided below

Example

{{cite web|title=Sotomayor Nomination – Confirmation (in Senate) by State|date=6 August 2009|accessdate=12 March 2015|work=US Political Stats|publisher=SAGE|url=http://library.cqpress.com/uspoliticalstats/document.php?id=141259,154876}} {{Subscription or libraries|s}}

• "Sotomayor Nomination – Confirmation (in Senate) by State". US Political Stats. SAGE. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2015.   (Subscription may be required or content may be available in libraries.)

Further participation

You can help The Wikipedia Library effectively leverage this partnership:

• Add {{Wikipedia:SAGE Stats/Userbox}} to your user boxes. This helps us share our project with other experienced users.

Apply

Add yourself at the bottom of the list with a line starting with #{{user8|USERNAME|Project=code}} (eg. {{user8|Example|Project=en}}) followed by an explanation of what resource(s) you would like and for what purpose(s). It is a good idea to include in your application text your editing areas benefited by access to SAGE and examples of your commitment to content creation.

1. Lfstevens (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) - I work as a copyeditor with an emphasis on technology and believe that access to these journals will enhance my work and contribute to the encyclopedia. I have 10k+ edits on WP. Cheers! Lfstevens (talk) 16:25, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

   @Lfstevens: Can you explain how this particular resource will be useful to you? Nikkimaria (talk) 22:37, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

2. WeijiBaikeBianji (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been watchlisting and occasionally editing articles about United States social science statistics, and this resource will help clean up those articles. I focus on high-page-view articles and have won or shared the Million Award for bringing IQ classification and English language up to good article status. -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 18:42, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

   @WeijiBaikeBianji: Approved Expect an email shortly with further details. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:37, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

3. Kopiersperre (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I'm active on replacing outdated diagrams by new, gnuplot-based ones. At Commons you can see the results. --Kopiersperre (talk) 15:20, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

   @Kopiersperre: Approved Expect an email shortly with further details. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:37, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

4. Pass3456 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have made 16.000 global contribution. Created a lot of diagrams [1]. --Pass3456 (talk) 17:52, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

   @Pass3456: Approved Expect an email shortly with further details. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:37, 21 July 2015 (UTC)