I recently made my 500th edit to a Wikimedia project, and unlocked access to the Wikipedia Library (see above), which I didn’t even know existed.
The library is a collection of paywalled resources that are made available in partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation. If your institution doesn’t have access to these resources, or you don’t work at a university, this seems like a relatively simple way to open up access to what looks like a fairly significant library.
You can access the Wikipedia Libraty if you meet the following requirements:
- You have an account that is a minimum of 6 months old
- You have made a minimum of 500 edits to Wikimedia projects
- You have made at least 10 edits to Wikimedia projects in the last month
- You are not currently blocked from editing a Wikimedia project