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Add your contributions to the Open Access Directory

The Open Access Directory (OAD) is a wiki open to your edits. It depends on the OA community to keep it current and comprehensive. To limit spam, editing is limited to registered users, but registration is free and easy. Reading and reuse are free for all. All OAD content is under a CC-BY license.

At the OAD you might:

Add or update content: To add new content to one of the existing lists or update existing content you need first to Log in or create an account.
New to wikis?: Use the following links to get started:

OAD Form: Don't feel comfortable using the OAD wiki platform? Suggest your update using our simple form
Social Media: You can follow the OAD on Twitter @OADirectory and on Google Plus +OAD.

**Add your contributions to the Open Access Directory**
Add or update content: To add new content to one of the existing lists or update existing content you need first to Log in or create an account.
New to wikis?: Use the following links to get started: OAD wiki tutorial - how to create an OAD account OAD wiki tutorial - how to edit content at the OAD Wikis in plain english * Formatting wiki pages Insert content Edit content
OAD Form: Don't feel comfortable using the OAD wiki platform? Suggest your update using our simple form
Social Media: You can follow the OAD on Twitter @OADirectory and on Google Plus +OAD.

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-'''Support the Open Access Directory? or Support the OAD?'''
+'''Add your contributions to the Open Access Directory'''
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-The Open Access Directory? or The OAD? or The Open Access Directory (OAD)? is a community volunteer project and we welcome the community's support! At the OAD you might:
+The Open Access Directory (OAD) is a wiki open to your edits. It depends on the OA community to keep it current and comprehensive. To limit spam, editing is limited to registered users, but registration is free and easy. Reading and reuse are free for all. All OAD content is under a CC-BY license.
-* '''Add or update content''': To add new content to one of the existing lists or update existing content you need first to [[Special:UserLogin|Log in]] or [[Special:RequestAccount|create account]].
+At the OAD you might:
+* '''Add or update content''': To add new content to one of the existing lists or update existing content you need first to [[Special:UserLogin|Log in]] or [[Special:RequestAccount|create an account]].
 * '''New to wikis?''': Use the following links to get started:
-:* [http://web.simmons.edu/~gslislab/tutorials/open-access OAD wiki tutorial]
+:* [http://web.simmons.edu/~gslislab/tutorials/request_account/request_account.htm OAD wiki tutorial - how to create an OAD account]
-:* [http://blip.tv/file/246821 Wikis in plain english]
+:* [http://web.simmons.edu/~gslislab/tutorials/add_new_item/add_new_item.htm OAD wiki tutorial - how to edit content at the OAD]
+:* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY Wikis in plain english]
+:* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Formatting wiki pages]
 :* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial Insert content]
 :* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page Edit content]
-* '''OAD Form''': Don't feel comfortable using the OAD wiki platform? Suggest your update using our [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OTFO3IdbH14JY7AKc0Y77_2jm6Kh_U1_EKu4p7iZyDU/viewform?edit_requested=true simple form]
+* '''OAD Form''': Don't feel comfortable using the OAD wiki platform? Suggest your update using our [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OTFO3IdbH14JY7AKc0Y77_2jm6Kh_U1_EKu4p7iZyDU/viewform simple form]
-* '''Propose new lists''': To propose a new list drop us an email at [email protected]
+* '''Social Media''': You can follow the OAD on Twitter [https://twitter.com/oadirectory @OADirectory] and on Google Plus [https://plus.google.com/u/0/117626500456468084617/about +OAD].
-* '''Social Media''': You can follow the OAD on Twitter [https://twitter.com/oadirectory @OADirectory] and [https://plus.google.com/u/0/117626500456468084617/about Google+]
-<H1> <font color="steelblue" font face="calibri">  '''Open Access Directory''' </font> </H1>
+{| style="width: 50%; border:2px solid #4682B4; float:right; margin-left: 200px;" cellpadding= "12"
+|+ '''<span style="color:#4682B4">Add your contributions to the Open Access Directory</span>'''
+|-
+| '''Add or update content''': To add new content to one of the existing lists or update existing content you need first to [[Special:UserLogin|Log in]] or [[Special:RequestAccount|create an account]].
+|-
+|'''New to wikis?''': Use the following links to get started:
+:* [http://web.simmons.edu/~gslislab/tutorials/request_account/request_account.htm OAD wiki tutorial - how to create an OAD account]
+:* [http://web.simmons.edu/~gslislab/tutorials/add_new_item/add_new_item.htm OAD wiki tutorial - how to edit content at the OAD]
+:* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY Wikis in plain english] * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Formatting wiki pages]
+:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial Insert content]
+:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page Edit content]
+|-
+|'''OAD Form''': Don't feel comfortable using the OAD wiki platform? Suggest your update using our [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OTFO3IdbH14JY7AKc0Y77_2jm6Kh_U1_EKu4p7iZyDU/viewform simple form]
+|-
+|'''Social Media''': You can follow the OAD on Twitter [https://twitter.com/oadirectory @OADirectory] and on Google Plus [https://plus.google.com/u/0/117626500456468084617/about +OAD].
+|}

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