Open Access Button Hackathon — Everything you need to know
It’s the weekend we’ve all been waiting for. The Open Access button Hackathon is almost upon us! First you’ve heard about it — click here.
From this page you’ll find everything you need for the hackathon. Remember you can join in from the interwebs, or in person.
How to get hacking
- Let us know your about in the G-doc below
- Join the Github and check out what we’re currently working on (Check out our minimum viable product too, which is a big part of what we’re trying to make)
- See what takes your fancy and hackaway
- Tweet/share and all that good stuff
Links and Logistics
London Venue (but you can hack from home): Top Office Machines, 133–135 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG London, UnitedKingdom — If you’re coming in person we’ve got food/drink covered ;)
Times: Saturday 9.30am to late/ Sunday 10am to 5pm (UK time) (Agenda in the G- doc below)
Contact the organiser: +447732634892 (Joe) oabutton@gmail.com
Twitter: @OA_Button and #OAButtonhack
IRC: #oabutton on freenode
Hangout with us: bitly.com/oabutton
Github : https://github.com/oabutton (instructions for setting up the project are there)
Google group for programmers: http://groups.google.com/group/open-access-button
Google group for everyone: http://groups.google.com/group/open-access-button-general
Email: oabutton@gmail.com
The demo (please don’t tweet this!): http://oabutton.herokuapp.com
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Related articles
- OA Button Hackathon 7–8th September (oabutton.wordpress.com)
- The Open Access Button: It’s time we capture individual moments of paywall injustice and turn them into positive change. (blogs.lse.ac.uk)
- http://blogs.plos.org/thestudentblog/2013/08/20/if-someone-hits-a-paywall-in-the-forest-does-it-make-a-sound-the-open-access-button/