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Welcome to YourPapers.org |
Thank you for your interest in YourPapers.org. You might wonder what
this website is about, now that there is not much to see yet. My idea
is simple: Let's create a place where everyone may publish any kind of
document for free and under a free licence!
What kind of document do you mean?
Have
you ever written a paper? Maybe a term paper, a thesis or a lecture
note for your students? Or did you create something completely
different like a poem, a song, a drawing or a map? Whatever it is, it
surely does not deserve ending up in your bookshelf, drawer or waste
basket. Share your knowledge, so share your papers with the world!
How does it work?
There are two steps. The first is to publish your work under a free
licence (like a Creative Commons Licence) so that everybody may make
use of your work for free. Depending on what you prefer people may publish
and edit your document - or not. It' s your choice! After finding the
right licence you just have to upload your file to YourPapers.org and
create database entries, like the document's title, a short description and so on.
Is it comparable to Wikipedia?
Partly yes. Like in Wikipedia everyone will be able to publish
(mainly) everything. The main difference of YourPapers.org is that you
are still in full control of your work. In Wikipedia everyone owns and
may edit anything, which is fantastic. But the counterpart of this
principle is that your work, even it if is excellent, might be edited
or deleted. YourPapers.org will only publish papers that can be
assigned to an author (or a group of authors).
How do I know whether a papers is good?
Publishing a document at YourPapers.org does not necessarily mean that
no one is allowed to edit and correct it. If you give people the right to do so
it's fine. Apart from that there will be a possibility to place
comments and to rate a document.
Does it cost me any money?
We will neither charge you a fee for uploading documents nor for
viewing them. YourPapers.org will be completely free and
community-owned.
Is it possible to participate and to contact you?
Of course! Just send an email to sebastian.lammermann@yourpapers.org. |