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6 Looking​ ​forward,​ ​TWL​ ​has​ ​several​ ​priority​ ​areas​ ​and​ ​projects​ ​to​ ​pursue:

For​ ​editors​,​ ​TWL​ ​is​ ​working​ ​on​ ​technical​ ​solutions​ ​and​ ​infrastructure.​ ​Chief​ ​among​ ​these​ ​is​ ​the Library​ ​Card​ ​Platform,​ ​a​ ​central​ ​application​ ​system​ ​for​ ​tracking​ ​signups​ ​and​ ​delivering​ ​access​ ​to high-quality​ ​research​ ​material.​ ​The​ ​aim​ ​is​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​many​ ​of​ ​the​ ​features​ ​that​ ​are​ ​expected​ ​from a​ ​research​ ​library:​ ​ ​direct​ ​proxy​ ​authentication​ ​to​ ​sources,​ ​full-feature​ ​search​ ​discovery,​ ​and integrated​ ​reference​ ​service.​ ​Another​ ​project​ ​involves​ ​supporting​ ​the​ ​development​ ​of Librarybase​,​ ​an​ ​environment​ ​which​ ​stores​ ​Wikipedia’s​ ​citations​ ​as​ ​structured​ ​metadata,​ ​with​ ​an API​ ​that​ ​can​ ​give​ ​research​ ​recommendations​ ​based​ ​on​ ​bibliographic​ ​structure.

For​ ​readers​,​ ​our​ ​focus​ ​includes​ ​developing​ ​information​ ​and​ ​research​ ​literacy​ ​resources,​ ​as​ ​well as​ ​a​ ​universal​ ​reference​ ​service​ ​for​ ​all​ ​readers​ ​regardless​ ​of​ ​location​ ​or​ ​affiliation.​ ​We​ ​hope​ ​to reach​ ​a​ ​day​ ​where​ ​Wikipedia​ ​provides​ ​on-demand​ ​access​ ​for​ ​all​ ​Wikipedia​ ​readers​ ​to​ ​citations​ ​in research,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​OpenURL​ ​referral​ ​to​ ​library​ ​resources,​ ​and​ ​links​ ​to​ ​full-text​ ​Open​ ​Access (OA)​ ​versions​ ​of​ ​paywalled​ ​content.

With​ ​libraries​ ​and​ ​librarians​,​ ​TWL​ ​wants​ ​to​ ​engage​ ​reference​ ​experts​ ​to​ ​help​ ​us​ ​improve​ ​our shared​ ​digital​ ​research​ ​ecosystem.​ ​Since​ ​many​ ​library​ ​patrons​ ​use​ ​Wikipedia​ ​and​ ​its​ ​sister​ ​sites, librarians​ ​should​ ​have​ ​strategies​ ​for​ ​supporting​ ​Wikimedia​ ​projects,​ ​including​ ​understanding how​ ​content​ ​is​ ​created​ ​and​ ​maintained​ ​by​ ​becoming​ ​editors​ ​themselves.​ ​To​ ​that​ ​end,​ ​engagement with​ ​professional​ ​networks​ ​such​ ​as​ ​the​ ​International​ ​Federation​ ​of​ ​Library​ ​Associations​ ​(IFLA) and​ ​the​ ​Association​ ​of​ ​Research​ ​Libraries​ ​(ARL)​ ​will​ ​help​ ​librarians​ ​work​ ​with​ ​their​ ​patrons​ ​in