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# ''Publication or database name, publisher, website link, # potential users, Username suggesting''

'''You can now suggest new databases [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/suggest/ directly on the Library Card platform]!''' Track our progress towards getting access to requested publishers at the [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/4808/ Phabricator board].

{{FAQ}}

:'''Can I have access my favorite niche publisher through the Wikipedia Library?'''

:'''A''': Typically, the core Wikipedia Library team focuses on getting access to larger, multi-purpose databases, containing a wide range of sources that we think could be used by dozens of Wikipedia editors. Thus, if editors ask for publishers that might be used by only a couple of Wikipedia editors, we will either a) look for an aggregator like [[WP:EBSCO]], [[WP:JSTOR]] or [[WP:Gale]] which has collected those works in a larger database or b) we ask editors to reach out directly to these smaller publishers using our [[Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library/Processes/Pitching partners|Partner Pitch Process]]. We have found that smaller organizations have less organizational barriers to participating in our program and that, most of the time, even volunteers not experienced in Wikimedia outreach can work with them to create a partnership. If you do decide to reach out to a partner, feel free to cc {{email|swalton|wikimedia.org}} in any correspondence with partners. Once the partnership has been started, we are happy to list the resource in our partner databases.

[[/Archived requests]]

;Suggestions

== South African Government Gazette, Greengazette ==

South African Government Gazette, Greengazette, http://www.greengazette.co.za/, [[Wikipedia:WikiProject South Africa]] [[User:Nathan121212|Nathan121212]] ([[User talk:Nathan121212|talk]]) 16:28, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

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===IEEE===

More than 2000 ebooks and enormous number of articles are available [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/home.jsp IEEE here]. Almost the best source in [[Electrical engineering]].--[[User:Freshman404|<fontspan colorstyle="color:red;">'''Freshman404'''</fontspan>]]^{[[User talk:Freshman404|<fontspan colorstyle="color:green;">'''''Talk'''''</fontspan>]]} 12:14, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

:{{re|Freshman404}} As [[#IEEE|above]], I've been emailing IEEE about the potential for a partnership. Haven't heard anything in a while so I'll follow up :) [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 17:04, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

::{{ping|Samwalton9 (WMF)}} I have some institutional access to this document center, if anyone needs, I can send him/her the requested document.--[[User:Freshman404|<b style="color: red">Freshman404</b>]]^{[[User talk:Freshman404|<b style="color: green">''Talk''</b>]]} 15:16, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

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== The Irish Newspaper Archives ==

[http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/home The Irish Newspaper Archives] , "The largest digital archive of Irish newspapers in the world, providing access to millions of newspaper articles spanning 300+ years of Irish history."♦ [[User talk:Dr. Blofeld|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#aba67e">''Dr. Blofeld''</span>]] 16:52, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

== The Los Angeles Times Archives==

[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/advancedsearch.html The Los Angeles Times Archives] -millions of articles since 1881 - I know myself and a few west coast and film project editors who'd find this tremendously valuable

#-Especially if ''NY Times'' proves unobtainable. A very right wing paper for the early 20th C but a good source as the century progressed. [[User:Carrite|Carrite]] ([[User talk:Carrite|talk]]) 19:26, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

#{{Ping|Carrite}} Most of LAT is in the Business Source Complete part of [[WP:EBSCO]], 19:57, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

== Toronto Star Archives ==

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#Yes, I agree this would be an excellent resource to gain access to. [[User:Sagaciousphil|<span style="color: Navy">SagaciousPhil</span>]] - [[User Talk:Sagaciousphil|'''Chat''']] 07:52, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

:We're going to try speaking to them again, but I'm not optimistic due to the way this ties to physical libraries. [[User:Samwalton9|'''S'''am '''W'''alton]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9|talk]]) 11:07, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

== ProQuest ==

[[ProQuest]]: It began publishing doctoral dissertations in 1939 and has published more than 3 million searchable dissertations and theses. [[User:JimRenge|JimRenge]] ([[User talk:JimRenge|talk]]) 22:31, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

#:Agree, and suggest looking into some of their ancillary products, such as ProQuest Congressional or ProQuest Legislative Insight; while some of these primarily bring in primary sources, or otherwise freely-available GPO publications, it's much more easily searchable. —/[[User:Mendaliv|'''M'''<small>endaliv</small>]]/^{<small>[[User talk:Mendaliv|2¢]]</small>}/_{<small>[[Special:Contributions/Mendaliv|Δ's]]</small>}/ 18:46, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

#::{{ping|Mendaliv|JimRenge}}:I have started a promising conversation on this front, though the first partnerships w/ PQ might not be the specific databases you request (once in the door, though, these tend to become much easier.)[[User:Astinson (WMF)|Astinson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Astinson (WMF)|talk]]) 17:13, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

#::: Thanks for working on the contact; ProQuest would be useful for me too. -- [[User:WeijiBaikeBianji|WeijiBaikeBianji]] ([[User talk:WeijiBaikeBianji|talk]], [[User:WeijiBaikeBianji/Editing|how I edit]]) 18:01, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

#::::Their [http://www.proquest.com/products-services/eima.html Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive] and [http://www.proquest.com/products-services/pq-hist-news.html Historical Newspapers] databases would be very useful. The latter one includes ''[[The Times of India]]'', one of the most reputed Indian newspapers. It would be very useful for editors working on Indian history during the latter half of the 19th century and whole of the 20th century. Thanks.--[[User:Skr15081997|Skr15081997]] ([[User talk:Skr15081997|talk]]) 12:01, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

::::* Yes, this should be very helpful. --[[User:Titodutta|Tito Dutta]] ([[User talk:Titodutta|talk]]) 16:56, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

::::* As an editor working on rather controversial topics in the Indian sphere, the Times has a bit of a dodgy reputation, particularly for being even more sensationalist, and poorer with fact-checking and coverage, than many of the other mainstream Indian papers. That said, there are still immense gaps in nitty-gritty uncontroversial Indian topics, and the Times would certainly help with those. [[User:Vanamonde93|Vanamonde93]] ([[User talk:Vanamonde93|talk]]) 17:13, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

::::* I would also highly appreciate having access to old newspapers for India such as the [[The Times of India]]. [[User:Kautilya3|Kautilya3]] ([[User talk:Kautilya3|talk]]) 17:38, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

:::::: {{Ping|Kautilya3|Titodutta|Vanamonde93}} I can help out with the Times of India Archives if you have a specific citation in mind. Leave a note on my talk or at [[WP:RX]] - [[User:NQ|'''NQ''']] [[User talk:NQ|<small>(talk)</small>]] 11:50, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

::::::: That's handy to know, NQ. ''The Times of India'' can be rather dodgy nowadays but historically (say, pre-1980s) it was a very good newspaper and access to it would likely be very useful. I have access only to the ProQuest ''Times'' (London) and ''Guardian'' databases and use them a lot ... but rarely when I already know the specific citation because in that circumstance the cite has almost always come from a reliable secondary source anyway. They're better used, like the BNL, for broad searches that then become more specific. - [[User:Sitush|Sitush]] ([[User talk:Sitush|talk]]) 10:16, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

* I really doubt they're gonna greenlight freely available downloads of pdfs of dissertations — that's big money to them — but this would be massively important if it could be swung. [[User:Carrite|Carrite]] ([[User talk:Carrite|talk]]) 19:28, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

*{{ping|JimRenge|Mendaliv|Kautilya3|Titodutta|Vanamonde93|Skr15081997|Carrite|Sitush}}: We have another Newspaper database [[WP:Newspaperarchive.com]] and the massive [[WP:EBSCO]] which should provide an intermediary set of material, until we get a relationship with proquest: both provide quite a range of useful tools that might help fill the gaps you all talk about, [[User:Astinson (WMF)|Astinson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Astinson (WMF)|talk]]) 20:00, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

**As far as I understand the users above talked about Historical Newspapers (including The Times of India), EBSCO and Newspaperarchive.com don't have that material. I vote for ProQuest Historical Newspapers: South China Morning Post and ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chinese Newspapers Collection. That are absolute unique collections of historical magazines of China and Hong Kong (form the end of XIX century). It's very valuable resource for all users who interested in history of China and Hong Kong.--[[User:Алый Король|Алый Король]] ([[User talk:Алый Король|talk]]) 11:46, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

***{{ping|Алый Король}} Good to know: we have had fruitful initial conversations with [[Eastview]] and [[Newsbank]], though neither are going to be ready for a donation soon; both of these have more global diversity. Though we have approached Proquest a couple times, haven't had a fruitful conversation yet. [[User:Astinson (WMF)|Astinson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Astinson (WMF)|talk]]) 12:54, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

I second that[[User:Vroy0001|Vroy0001]] ([[User talk:Vroy0001|talk]]) 01:41, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

===ProQuest Congressional===

It has every Congressional hearing and every floor vote and floor speech in Congress, every CRS report, every GAO report, going back to 1790. Since many floor speeches and congressional hearings contain secondary sources placed in the record in their entirety, this is not only a great primary source but also a good source for secondary material. [[User:Figureofnine|Figureofnine]] <small>([[User talk:Figureofnine|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Figureofnine|contribs]])</small> 00:52, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

:{{ping|Figureofnine}} We have yet to find a profitable conversation with ProQuest. When we do, I will make sure to request access to this particular database. [[User:Astinson (WMF)|Astinson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Astinson (WMF)|talk]]) 19:32, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

::That would be outstanding if you can do hat. Thanks so much. [[User:Figureofnine|Figureofnine]] <small>([[User talk:Figureofnine|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Figureofnine|contribs]])</small> 16:15, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

{{ping|Astinson (WMF)}} I was just discussing with somebody how useful this resource would be, We believe it has access to ''The Times of India'' archives which could prove extremely useful for older films on wikipedia. If you could try to contact them I'd be immensely grateful.♦ [[User:Dr. Blofeld|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#aba67e">''Dr. Blofeld''</span>]] 08:21, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

:I think you may be thinking of ProQuest Historical Newspapers. However ProQuest Congressional stands on its own merits. Sure hope we can get it. [[User:Figureofnine|Figureofnine]] <small>([[User talk:Figureofnine|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Figureofnine|contribs]])</small> 17:55, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

===[[ProQuest NewsStand]]===

Extensive news archive; I had free access to this for a few years through my county library, but low take-up by the hicks and hayseeds in my county led to the library services manager not renewing the partnership :( I found this incredibly useful for my WP editing, and their pre-London ''Guardian'' archive was a treasure. Maybe they would consider a small trial? [[User:Keri|Keri]] ([[User talk:Keri|talk]]) 13:43, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

:Hi {{Ping|Keri}}: We are working on access to Proquest databases, but have yet to find a good person to talk too for a donation. Hopefully we find someone this week during the ALA conference. In the meantime, a lot of editors have been happy with [[WP:Newspapers.com]] and [[WP:BNA]] for historical materials. We are also in the process of negotiating several other newspaper databases, which I will try to ping you about when they become available (one of them will be in our next distribution in late July/ early August). [[User:Astinson (WMF)|Astinson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Astinson (WMF)|talk]]) 15:13, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

::Thanks for the update. I use both those archives, and find them very useful! The ProQuest NewsStand archive that was available through my library was particularly useful for its content from the 1990s and early 21st C though. Would be great if you managed to get something. I'll watch developments eagerly. [[User:Keri|Keri]] ([[User talk:Keri|talk]]) 15:22, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

::ProQuest Historical, as I think it is called, would be helpful by archiving newspapers not on the Internet. ProQuest Congressional, as noted above, would also be invaluable. [[User:Figureofnine|Figureofnine]] <small>([[User talk:Figureofnine|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Figureofnine|contribs]])</small> 17:53, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

===[http://library.harvard.edu/ Harvard Library]===

{{ping|Samwalton9 (WMF)}}, my passion is in 1990's educational video games, and Harvard Library is perfect of this. I would really love access.--[[User:Coin945|Coin945]] ([[User talk:Coin945|talk]]) 12:21, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

:{{re|Coin945}} This is a library, that subscribes to a number of journals/databases/publishers. What in particular are you interested in accessing? [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 13:02, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

::{{ping|Samwalton9 (WMF)}} oh apologies, perhaps I was a bit vague. I am seeking access to the Harvard Library catalogue. (Link is in the section header).--[[User:Coin945|Coin945]] ([[User talk:Coin945|talk]]) 13:05, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

:::{{re|Coin945}} If you want access to Harvard's catalogue that would fall under the [[Wikipedia:Visiting Scholars|visiting scholars]] program. If there are specific databases or publishers that they have in their collection, then I can look into whether we have them or could get access to them. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 13:21, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

:::As an addendum: We could look into a partnership with [http://www.hup.harvard.edu/ Harvard University Press] for the resources published by Harvard themselves. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 13:25, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

::::{{ping|Samwalton9 (WMF)}} I looked more into the sources I want to use - the majority of them are actually links to documents within ProQuest. So that makes my suggestion the same as the one for Proquest above. Still, it would be nice for Wikipedia to partner with Harvard. :)--[[User:Coin945|Coin945]] ([[User talk:Coin945|talk]]) 04:10, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Just a minor update that I had a very encouraging discussion recently, and while it's almost certainly the case that nothing will be happening before this summer, I'm optimistic :) [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 17:17, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

:{{u|Samwalton9 (WMF)}}, any updates? [[User:Winged Blades of Godric|<span style="color: red">&#x222F;</span><span style="font-family:Verdana"><b style="color:#070">WBG</b></span>]][[User talk:Winged Blades of Godric|^{<span style="color:#00F">converse</span>}]] 11:36, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

::Our partnership with ProQuest, along with a few others, is waiting on proxy implementation in the Library Card platform. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 07:25, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

:::{{u|Samwalton9 (WMF)}}, good to know that and many thanks for your (and others') efforts:-) Curious to know about the ''few others''! And, any rough estimate about the timeline for proxy implementation? [[User:Winged Blades of Godric|<span style="color: red">&#x222F;</span><span style="font-family:Verdana"><b style="color:#070">WBG</b></span>]][[User talk:Winged Blades of Godric|^{<span style="color:#00F">converse</span>}]] 16:05, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

::::It's actually pretty sad (and frustrating) that the WMF, [[WP:CANCER|despite it's cancerous growth]], can't devote the optimal amount of resources to these technical affairs.

::::

::::Having partners ready to grant us access but not being able to, due to technical barriers from our side is pretty pretty horrible, IMO. [[User:Winged Blades of Godric|<span style="color: red">&#x222F;</span><span style="font-family:Verdana"><b style="color:#070">WBG</b></span>]][[User talk:Winged Blades of Godric|^{<span style="color:#00F">converse</span>}]] 18:14, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

== Wiley Online Library ==

[[Wiley Online Library]]: 2,000+ journals, more than 16,000+ books—good academic content. <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.1em 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: fantasy, cursive, Serif">'''–&nbsp;[[User:Maky|<fontspan colorstyle="color:darkgreen;">Maky</fontspan>]] ^{«[[User talk:Maky|<fontspan colorstyle="color:olive;">&nbsp;talk&nbsp;</fontspan>]]»}'''</span> 09:01, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

#:I agree, it would be helpful. [[User:JimRenge|JimRenge]] ([[User talk:JimRenge|talk]]) 18:00, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

#::I concur! [[User:Arbitrarily0|<span style='color:black'><b><u><i><big>A</big>rbitrarily<big>0</big></i></u></b></span>]]&nbsp;^{<b>([[User talk:Arbitrarily0|<span style="font-variant: small-caps; color:#FF4500;">talk</span>]])</b>} 16:12, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

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#: I'd like to be able to access [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291475-2743| Soil Use and Management]. Many people think of soil as unimportant but we get almost all our food from soil, it's the biggest carbon store after rocks and oceans, and yet soil is being lost and damaged, so this is an important journal.[[User:Rowan Adams|Rowan Adams]] ([[User talk:Rowan Adams|talk]]) 12:29, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

:{{Ping|Maky|JimRange|Arbitrarily|WeijiBaikiBianji}} We have begun some positive talks with Wiley, so hopefully we will have something good to report soon, [[User:Astinson (WMF)|Astinson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Astinson (WMF)|talk]]) 15:53, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

::That's great! Just drop me a note if something develops. I'm going out of town next week for a conference (May 26–30), so hopefully I won't be too late on any sign-ups. <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.1em 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: fantasy, cursive, Serif">'''–&nbsp;[[User:Maky|<fontspan colorstyle="color:darkgreen;">Maky</fontspan>]] ^{«[[User talk:Maky|<fontspan colorstyle="color:olive;">&nbsp;talk&nbsp;</fontspan>]]»}'''</span> 23:37, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

::{{Ping|Astinson (WMF)}}Any update on this? <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.1em 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: fantasy, cursive, Serif">'''–&nbsp;[[User:Maky|<fontspan colorstyle="color:darkgreen;">Maky</fontspan>]] ^{«[[User talk:Maky|<fontspan colorstyle="color:olive;">&nbsp;talk&nbsp;</fontspan>]]»}'''</span> 19:10, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

:::{{Ping|Maky}} Sorry for not having it sooner: we expected the conversation to move quicker than it is. We already have most of the partners lined up for a late July/early August release, and we expect Wiley to be among them. Sorry for building up hopes. In the meantime, we just announced both [[WP:AAAS|Science magazine]] and [[WP:Taylor & Francis]]'s biology collection which should help for your topical area; also, we have more accounts for [[WP:RSUK]]. [[User:Astinson (WMF)|Astinson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Astinson (WMF)|talk]]) 19:20, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

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:::::::{{ping|Samwalton9 (WMF)}}, I take this does not work yet? As I've found out, for volcanology articles WOL is an useful (if not essential) source. [[User:Jo-Jo Eumerus|Jo-Jo Eumerus]] ([[User talk:Jo-Jo Eumerus|talk]], [[Special:CentralAuth/Jo-Jo Eumerus|contributions]]) 08:25, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

::::::::{{re|Jo-Jo Eumerus}} Still nothing to report I'm afraid. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 10:21, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

*{{ping|Maky|JimRenge|WeijiBaikiBianji|Rowan Adams|Arbitrarily0|Samat|KDS4444|Jo-Jo Eumerus}} [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/128/ Wiley Online Library]. [[User:Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]) 21:44, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

== Karger Publishers ==

# [[Karger Publishers]]: 80+ journals—For [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Primates|WikiProject Primates]], it would help to have access to ''[[Folia Primatologica]]''. <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.1em 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: fantasy, cursive, Serif">'''–&nbsp;[[User:Maky|<fontspan colorstyle="color:darkgreen;">Maky</fontspan>]] ^{«[[User talk:Maky|<fontspan colorstyle="color:olive;">&nbsp;talk&nbsp;</fontspan>]]»}'''</span> 09:09, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

== SpringerNature ==

# [[Springer Science+Business Media|SpringerLink]]: Scientific documents, including 5 million articles and 3 million chapters. <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.1em 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: fantasy, cursive, Serif">'''–&nbsp;[[User:Maky|<font color="darkgreen">Maky</font>]] ^{«[[User talk:Maky|<font color="olive">&nbsp;talk&nbsp;</font>]]»}'''</span> 09:16, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

#:I should also note that along with Elsevier and Wiley, this is another huge pay-wall for my research. (Although Karger would be very nice, these three are the "holy trinity" for my referencing.) Of particular note, this publisher is the biggest source of '''secondary sources''' (books and chapters, along with other articles) in my area of expertise. Though journal articles are very helpful, books and book chapters can be critical. <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.1em 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: fantasy, cursive, Serif">'''–&nbsp;[[User:Maky|<font color="darkgreen">Maky</font>]] ^{«[[User talk:Maky|<font color="olive">&nbsp;talk&nbsp;</font>]]»}'''</span> 09:32, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

#:Seconded. [[User:YohanN7|YohanN7]] ([[User talk:YohanN7|talk]]) 21:23, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

#: Agreed with the other editors that SpringerLink is very useful. I'd be delighted to link to their resources with the usual Wikipedia Library acknowledgement. -- [[User:WeijiBaikeBianji|WeijiBaikeBianji]] ([[User talk:WeijiBaikeBianji|talk]], [[User:WeijiBaikeBianji/Editing|how I edit]]) 18:01, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

::{{Ping|Maky|YohanN7|WeijiBaikeBianji}} We have been trying to start a conversation with Springer, and were event told that we had the contact with the right person, but haven't seen a bite yet. I would really like to prioritize Springer, but the recent merge with Nature seems to have shaken up their organization a little bit. [[User:Astinson (WMF)|Astinson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Astinson (WMF)|talk]]) 12:54, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

:::Definitely keep us posted. Between Wiley and Springer, this covers about 75% of the material I access. Thanks! <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.1em 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: fantasy, cursive, Serif">'''–&nbsp;[[User:Maky|<font color="darkgreen">Maky</font>]] ^{«[[User talk:Maky|<font color="olive">&nbsp;talk&nbsp;</font>]]»}'''</span> 00:57, 25 September 2015

::::{{Ping|Maky|YohanN7|WeijiBaikeBianji}} I did some further followup with both Nature and Springer, and the chaos/focus of the merger has caused a fair bit of delay on their end. We are going to re-explore in about 4-5 months, [[User:Astinson (WMF)|Astinson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Astinson (WMF)|talk]]) 17:53, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

::::: Thanks for letting us know. -- [[User:WeijiBaikeBianji|WeijiBaikeBianji]] ([[User talk:WeijiBaikeBianji|Watch my talk]], [[User:WeijiBaikeBianji/Editing|How I edit]]) 11:50, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

:::: Hi everyone, just checking in here about SpringerLink. Would be great to access journals and books for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computer_Security|WikiProject Computer Security]] work. Specifically, the [https://link.springer.com/journal/10207 International Journal of Information Security] would be highly useful. [[User:Seba5tien|<b style="color:purple;">Seba5tien</b>]] (^{[[User_talk:Seba5tien|talk]]}/_{[[Special:Contributions/Seba5tien|contribs]]}) 16:49, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

:::::{{re|Seba5tien}} We'd still love to get access to Springer/Nature, but they still seem to be unsure who would be the right person at the organisation to handle a partnership like this; we'll try again early next year. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 11:13, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

::::::{{ping|Samwalton9 (WMF)}} any news on this access? :) [[User:Samat|Samat]] ([[User talk:Samat|talk]]) 19:12, 12 May 2017 (UTC)

:::::::{{re|Samat}} Not right now, but it's a priority for us this year. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 10:27, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

::::::::Great to hear. Thank you! [[User:Samat|Samat]] ([[User talk:Samat|talk]]) 13:41, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

=== Nature, NPG (Macmillan Publishers Limited) ===

[http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html Nature, NPG (Macmillan Publishers Limited)]: Another one of the most influential and prestigious scientific journals. Free registration seems to only give access to news and nothing else. <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.1em 0.1em 0.3em; font-family: fantasy, cursive, Serif">'''–&nbsp;[[User:Maky|<font color="darkgreen">Maky</font>]] ^{«[[User talk:Maky|<font color="olive">&nbsp;talk&nbsp;</font>]]»}'''</span> 17:46, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

#:I concur that one. This is the journal I requested the most articles in the "article exchange" space. I don't know if this journal is part of any databases or not, but some Wikipedians seems to have access to it since my request always got filled by different Wikipedians. [[User:Amqui|Amqui]] ([[User talk:Amqui|talk]]) 17:24, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

:{{ping|Maky|Amqui}} We have tried to start conversations with them multiple times, but no bites. Hopefully the recent merge with Springer will make them easier to negotiate with, but we have also been hearing that the has also been a bit of an organization/staff change up as the merger is happening.[[User:Astinson (WMF)|Astinson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Astinson (WMF)|talk]]) 13:01, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

::Thanks for the update. This is definitely the pay wall I hit against the most often in my work contributing to Wikipedia. [[User:Amqui|Amqui]] ([[User talk:Amqui|talk]]) 17:04, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

:::{{ping|Maky|Amqui}} We got pretty far in our latest round of outreach with Nature, but the chaos of the merger with Springer is preventing a firm decision/commitment. We were told to reapproach in 4-5 months. Hopefully thinks will settle down in the meantime, [[User:Astinson (WMF)|Astinson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Astinson (WMF)|talk]])

::::Thanks for the update, and for your work. [[User:Amqui|Amqui]] ([[User talk:Amqui|talk]]) 21:09, 9 December 2015 (UTC)

{{ping|Astinson (WMF)}} Any update on this one? [[User:Amqui|Amqui]] ([[User talk:Amqui|talk]]) 18:03, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

:::::::{{ping|Amqui|Maky}} The last couple times we reached out, they still seem to be not sure who to talk too because of the merger. {{ping|User:Samwalton9}} is going to be coordinating most of our outreach to publishers for the foreseeable future -- and Nature/Springer is high on our list of priority partners. [[User:Astinson (WMF)|Astinson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Astinson (WMF)|talk]]) 13:40, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

::::::::Thanks, [[User:Amqui|Amqui]] ([[User talk:Amqui|talk]]) 15:40, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

:{{re|Maky|Amqui}} It's just come to my attention that [[WP:Gale|Gale]] have access to [https://www.mcls.org/news/gale-adds-nature-publishing-group-to-academic-onefile/ a number of Nature journals]. This might be worth checking out if you're still interested. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 09:36, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

::{{re|Samwalton9 (WMF)}} Thanks, I will check. [[User:Amqui|Amqui]] ([[User talk:Amqui|talk]]) 14:34, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

== Westlaw and Lexis ==

[[Westlaw]] and [[Lexis]] databases for U.S. court decisions. Huge area of low-hanging fruit for improving our articles on federally reported cases; huge collab opportunity with law schools, hugely important subject matter when knowledge of the law = justice, but said knowledge is locked behind a paywall. [[User:Swatjester|<fontspan colorstyle="color:red;">&rArr;</fontspan>]][[User_talk:Swatjester|<fontspan facestyle="font-family:Euclid Fraktur;"><fontspan colorstyle="color:black;">SWAT</fontspan><fontspan colorstyle="color:goldenrod;">Jester</fontspan></fontspan>]] <small>^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!}</small> 01:51, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

#:Separately from the U.S. Federal and 50 State reported cases databases (that both WestLaw and Lexis have), also [[American Jurisprudence]] and [[Corpus Juris Secundum]], which are basically legal encyclopedias that provide the most bang-for-your-buck. [[User:Swatjester|<fontspan colorstyle="color:red;">&rArr;</fontspan>]][[User_talk:Swatjester|<fontspan facestyle="font-family:Euclid Fraktur;"><fontspan colorstyle="color:black;">SWAT</fontspan><fontspan colorstyle="color:goldenrod;">Jester</fontspan></fontspan>]] <small>^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!}</small> 01:56, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

#:As an alternative, Bloomberg Law would be nice: they have BNA products (good summaries of legal concepts), legal news sources, as well as the usual case reporters. —/[[User:Mendaliv|'''M'''<small>endaliv</small>]]/^{<small>[[User talk:Mendaliv|2¢]]</small>}/_{<small>[[Special:Contributions/Mendaliv|Δ's]]</small>}/ 05:33, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

#:: Hey {{Ping|Mendaliv|Swatjester}} we just opened up access [[WP:HeinOnline]] which includes a bunch of academic journals around law. Hopefully that is a good medium term solution: I am looking into Lexis and Westlaw in my next big outreach push. We have tried to contact Lexis before, but haven't found a good path. [[User:Sadads|Sadads]] ([[User talk:Sadads|talk]]) 22:40, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

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# Losing general [[LexisNexis]] access is one of the worst parts of leaving grad school (For me, the business docs more than the legal stuff) –&nbsp;[[user:czar|<span style='font:bold small-caps 1.2em sans-serif;color:black'><u>czar</u></span>]] 06:54, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

#*{{Ping|Mendaliv|Swatjester|SMcCandlish|Czar}} The big [[WP:EBSCO]] donation has a lot of the kinds of material you are asking for here: we don't have Westlaw or LexisNexis happening anytime soon, hope that is a useful medium term solution, [[User:Astinson (WMF)|Astinson (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Astinson (WMF)|talk]]) 20:02, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

#::{{Ping|Astinson (WMF)}} I looked through and it has an impressive collection of journals, but it lacks the real meat of what a researcher needs -- the legal encyclopedias (American Jurisprudence and Corpus Juris Secundum), 50-state case law databases (which will be essentially non-existent outside Westlaw/Lexis), and the major, most well-known treatises (Nimmer on Copyright, Farnsworth on Contracts, McCarthy on Trademarks, etc.) or the various Restatements of the Law. Journals are great, but much of what they do is give me one particular law professor or student's opinion on some likely esoteric matter, as opposed to a substantive statement at a glance on what the differences are between jurisdictions on a particular area of law, and where to look to find the most relevant citations. So, if I want to improve articles on U.S. diplomacy from a legal standpoint, I'm better off with the Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States, rather than the [https://www.wcl.american.edu/journal/ilr/index.cfm International Law Review]. [[User:Swatjester|<fontspan colorstyle="color:red;">&rArr;</fontspan>]][[User_talk:Swatjester|<fontspan facestyle="font-family:Euclid Fraktur;"><fontspan colorstyle="color:black;">SWAT</fontspan><fontspan colorstyle="color:goldenrod;">Jester</fontspan></fontspan>]] <small>^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!}</small> 06:01, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

#:::As a policy analyst (among other things), I concur strongly. The 50-state DBs were crucial when I was doing that sort of work, and our current state of the 'pedia in this regard on most subjects it utterly awful. It tends to look like: In New York, a statute [citation here] says {{var|Foo}}. Alaska has a similar law.{{talkfact}} The Maryland state assembly was considering something like this in 2009. [the end]. <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-family:'Trebuchet MS'"> — [[User:SMcCandlish|'''SMcCandlish''' ☺]] [[User talk:SMcCandlish|☏]] [[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|¢]] ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼ </span> 17:04, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

#I endorse this wholeheartedly, even to the extent that I think the Wikipedia Foundation should purchase access. Although there are many free sources for case text, [[Lexis]]-Nexis offers the ability to &#8220;[[Shepardize]]&#8221; cases to see if they are still &#8220;good law,&#8221; and Westlaw offers a similar capability. An encyclopædia article on any court case would be incomplete ''at best'' unless it is &#8220;[[Shepardize]]d&#8221; to see, at a minimum, if the case is still &#8220;good law&#8221; or if, on the other hand, the outcome has subsequently been reversed. In a paper encyclopædia the omission of this step is excusable, but electronic encyclopædias such as Wikipedia should really offer the advantage of being up-to-date. This need is made particularly acute since both publishers have ended individual, credit-card-based access, and are offering their databases only to firms (companies and law firms) and institutions (libraries and schools) on a subscription basis. I used to use the credit-card based service, whereas the cost of an individual subscription is prohibitive (unless you are a lawyer, in which case failure to verify that cases relied-on are up-to-date may constitute [[legal malpractice]].) And you only need to subscribe either to Lexis or to Westlaw, not pay for both.

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::Thanks for that clarification. I'm disappointed, but I understand the reasoning. [[User:Teblick|Eddie Blick]] ([[User talk:Teblick|talk]]) 20:19, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

{{ping|Teblick}} NYT appears to be available from 1985 to present via [[WP:Gale|Infotrac]]. [[User:Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]) 22:57, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

:{{re|Carrite|Diannaa|Teblick}} We just launched access to [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/82/ ProQuest], through which you will now be able to access all current and archival New York Times content. This doesn't give you access to the NY Times website itself, but you can take a headline and search for it in ProQuest to get access to the full text. ProQuest is part of [[:meta:Library Card platform/Authentication-based access|the new Library Bundle]], which means if you meet our automatically-checked account criteria you can access ProQuest right away. Head over to https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/ and log in - if you see that you meet the Bundle eligibility criteria, you'll be able to access ProQuest through [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/users/my_library/ My Library] right away. Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback on the process. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 08:28, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

::Thanks, {{u|Samwalton9 }}. That sounds great! I will check it out. [[User:Teblick|Eddie Blick]] ([[User talk:Teblick|talk]]) 16:24, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

:::When I tried logging in, I got an "Internal server error" message. I sent a note to the address on the error page. [[User:Teblick|Eddie Blick]] ([[User talk:Teblick|talk]]) 16:28, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

::::Looks like this was a Cloud VPS issue due to some backend work, and should now be resolved :) [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 17:22, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

:::::{{u|Samwalton9 }}, Access is working fine now. Thank you! [[User:Teblick|Eddie Blick]] ([[User talk:Teblick|talk]]) 01:20, 17 June 2020 (UTC))

::::::{{re|Teblick}} Great! Please let me know how you find using ProQuest to access NYT. We're interested to know if we should still try to get access to the New York Times website directly, or if access via these databases is sufficient. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 08:43, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

:::::::{{re|Samwalton9 (WMF)}}, I will do that. I used it only briefly last night, but I liked what I saw. I was curious about how to cite articles. I assume that (in addition to the obvious title, date, etc.) I should put "|via = [[ProQuest]]" in the citation. Should I also add a parameter about access being available through the WP Library? [[User:Teblick|Eddie Blick]] ([[User talk:Teblick|talk]]) 12:53, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

::::::::via=Proquest can be helpful but we don't ''require'' that or any note of the Wikipedia Library. Feel free to simply follow standard citing procedures :) [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 13:45, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

:::::::::Thanks, {{re|Samwalton9 (WMF)}}. I appreciate the guidance. [[User:Teblick|Eddie Blick]] ([[User talk:Teblick|talk]]) 00:55, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

:My (US) local library offers a free basic subscription to ''The New York Times'' website to all library patrons. The subscription is a one-day subscription, but it can be used over and over. If you have a good public library system, you might ask them if they have a similar program. [[User:WhatamIdoing|WhatamIdoing]] ([[User talk:WhatamIdoing|talk]]) 21:07, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

This is just a follow-up "Thank you!" for providing access to NYT archives via ProQuest. I have used the service often to add information to articles, and I greatly appreciate the efforts of those who are responsible enabling access to the archives. [[User:Teblick|Eddie Blick]] ([[User talk:Teblick|talk]]) 23:59, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

==News aggregator==

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Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, Edited by: George Ritzer, eISBN: 9781405124331, Print publication date: 2007, DOI: 10.1111/b.9781405124331.2007.x http://www.sociologyencyclopedia.com

If anyone knows how I could access this, let me know. It would be quite useful for my planned articles on [[sociology]], and presumably, a useful tool for the entire [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Sociology]]. --<sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]&#124;[[User talk:Piotrus|<fontspan style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> reply here</fontspan>]]</sub> 06:22, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

==NewsBank==

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Formerly, the ''Biographical register of the officers and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., from its establishment, in 1802'' ([http://digital-library.usma.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16919coll3/id/22314/show/20585/rec/2 example]) was published at ten-year intervals and provided biographical data on graduates of USMA, including their [[United_States_Military_Academy#Cullum_number|Cullum number]]s. That resource is now maintained by the WPAOG. Because the ''Register'' provides useful data and does not contain adverse information, I'm hopeful that the Association will allow access. I've based my potential users count on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Members/Active|approximately 1100]] active members of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history]]. I'm guessing that the entry point for communication with the Association is one of the people featured on the web page I've cited.

--<span style="background:#C2C2C2">[[User:Gaarmyvet|<fontspan colorstyle="color:red;">'''Georgia Army Vet'''</fontspan> ]][[Special:Contributions/Gaarmyvet|<fontspan colorstyle="color:white;">''Contribs''</fontspan> ]][[User Talk:Gaarmyvet|<fontspan colorstyle="color:blue;">'''Talk'''</fontspan>]] </span> 18:13, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

:{{re|Gaarmyvet}} I'll look into this. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 10:16, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

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:{{re|MrLinkinPark333}} Are there resources you'd like which aren't currently covered under our [[Wikipedia:MIT|existing partnership]]? [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 09:48, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

::{{ping|Samwalton9 (WMF)}} Perhaps the ebooks would be interesting to look into. Also, the website URL that I provided for the journals is a different link than the one on MIT Press's wiki [http://www.mitpressjournals.org/ account signup], but both point to the same spot. --[[User:MrLinkinPark333|MrLinkinPark333]] ([[User talk:MrLinkinPark333|talk]]) 20:40, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

== MGG Online ==

[[Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart]] (MGG), the most comprehensive German music encyclopedia comparable to [[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians]], is now available as an online edition https://mgg-online.com/, hosted by [[Bärenreiter]] and utilizing the platform of [[RILM]]. While previews of all articles are freely available on the web, full access to MGG Online requires a subscription according to the [https://mgg-online.com/help?which=faq FAQ]. Annual subscriptions are currently only available to institutions: libraries, research institutes, schools, and other organizations. Full subscription access to the database would be extremely valuable for all Wikipedia contributors working on (classical) music topics. --[[User:FordPrefect42|FordPrefect42]] ([[User talk:FordPrefect42|talk]]) 06:53, 1 October 2017 (UTC)

:{{re|FordPrefect42}} Looking into it! [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 12:20, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

:: ...and where are we now? --[[User:INM|INM]] ([[User talk:INM|talk]]) 06:22, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

:::{{re|INM}} No further unfortunately. I sent an email or two to contacts we were able to make at RILM, but have yet to hear back. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 11:52, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

::::This all does not look like moving anywhere... --[[User:INM|INM]] ([[User talk:INM|talk]]) 18:44, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

:::::{{re|INM}} I was able to speak to RILM recently, and it sounds like we should be getting access to MGG! We're just confirming the details. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 12:13, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

:::::: {{ping|Samwalton9 (WMF)}} any update on this? BTW: many thanks for your initiative so far! --[[User:FordPrefect42|FordPrefect42]] ([[User talk:FordPrefect42|talk]]) 20:47, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

:::::::{{re|FordPrefect42}} We had encouraging conversations with them, but our progress is stalled by some legal discussions right now. I hope to have more soon. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 09:45, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

== South Asia Archive ==

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:{{ping|Samwalton9 (WMF)}} Any thoughts on this? I'm trying to write articles on Zambian MPs at the moment and around half of the useful info that's coming up is from articles in this aggregator (which are largely invisible beyond what shows up on Google)? It would certainly go a little way to helping address our rather threadbare coverage of Africa. [[User:Number 57|<span style="color: orange;">Number</span>]] [[User talk:Number 57|<span style="color: green;">5</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Number 57|<span style="color: blue;">7</span>]] 22:45, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

::{{re|Number 57}} Already dropped them an email but haven't heard anything back yet. Will keep trying, looks like a great set of resources :) [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 13:27, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

:{{u|Samwalton9 (WMF)}} I'm going to bump this because I came here to request it. I hit this paywall just about any time I'm researching something regarding Africa, and it would be a game changer in writing about African topics. [[User:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color: darkgreen">''Thebiguglyalien''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color: sienna">talk</span>]])</small> 18:08, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

::@[[User:Thebiguglyalien|Thebiguglyalien]] Thanks for letting me know. We've tried to contact them a number of times but unfortunately haven't made any progress. [[User:Samwalton9 (WMF)|Samwalton9 (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Samwalton9 (WMF)|talk]]) 11:05, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

== [[Salem Press]] ==

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The Illustrated London News is a major source for research on popular culture in the United Kingdom in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. As one of the most widely circulating and influential periodicals of its time, it is a particularly useful source for issues relating to the British Empire. It appears to be available as an optional add-on to the Gale NewsVault product, but happens not to be one of the titles to which we currently have access through the Wikipedia Library. I wonder whether we could get in touch with Gale to request access? [[User:Laughing sandbags|Laughing sandbags]] ([[User talk:Laughing sandbags|talk]]) 14:37, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

::It is accessible via the British Newspaper Archive too. [[User:Shyamal|Shyamal]] ([[User talk:Shyamal|talk]]) 04:42, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

==Accessible Archives==

https://www.accessible-archives.com/

A large collection of 18th- and 19th-century newspapers, magazines, books, pamphlets, and topical collections on things like slavery and women's suffrage. General area would be American history. List of collections held: https://www.accessible-archives.com/ [[User:Deisenbe|deisenbe]] ([[User talk:Deisenbe|talk]]) 00:45, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

==Question about citations from ''The New York Times'' via Proquest==

I have used back issues of ''The New York Times'' extensively since I gained access to that database via Proquest. My procedure has been to copy the URL of the displayed page and paste it in the appropriate place in the "cite news" template in Source Editor, along with other relevant information. Now I don't know what to do after receiving the following message from another editor today:<blockquote>Hello, thank you for your work on references. When you [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dorothy_Stickney&type=revision&diff=1020439061&oldid=1020435173 cite the New York Times], please [https://www.nytimes.com/search/ search their archives] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dorothy_Stickney&type=revision&diff=1021148289&oldid=1021123221 add real NYT URLs]. The ProQuest links are useless for nearly everybody and they're not the canonical ___location.</blockquote>

I assume that searching the archives to get the "real NYT URLs" would have the same monthly limit for non-subscribers that I encountered before I began using Proquest. Does another option exist for obtaining URLs that are not "useless for nearly everybody"? [[User:Teblick|Eddie Blick]] ([[User talk:Teblick|talk]]) 21:22, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

:Technically you should be able to get the URL from the NYT website as a non-subscriber - you just wouldn't be able to see the full text that way. However, I'm not convinced this step is necessary. (Your other option I suppose would be to use no URL at all). [[User:Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]) 01:50, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

::Thank you, {{u|Nikkimaria}}. I can try that the next time I use an article from NYT on Proquest and see what happens. [[User:Teblick|Eddie Blick]] ([[User talk:Teblick|talk]]) 02:17, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

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::{{Ping|Teblick| Nikkimaria}} ProQuest is best treated as an archive site. In fact, the cite template documentation is explicit about this

:::'''''To cite and quote an archived news article clipped with an information aggregation service requiring a subscription'''''

:::'''''<nowiki>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |url-status= |language= |work= |___location= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |quote=}}</nowiki>'''''

::Put the NYT URL in the URL paramater and the ProQuest URL in the archive-url parameter. You'll have to fill in archive-date, and ProQuest doesn't provide one; I would just put in the issue date. You can also use url-status to flip between making the NYT link primary or the ProQuest link primary. I would also make use of quote to include the relevant text which will help the reader who has access to neither. Another resource for pre-1922 NYT articles is newspaper.com. WikiPedia Open Library also arranges free subscriptions. They have a clipping feature where the full article image can be retrieved by anyone - you, as the subscriber, make the clipping, and anyone can click the link to see it. Of course, for artciles that span pages, they make things awkward. I also reocmmend paying attention to that via parameter.[[User:Dovid|Dovid]] ([[User talk:Dovid|talk]]) 17:44, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

==Britishnewspaperarchive==

A rather nice catalogue of British newspaper articles that I wish to use for 1990s TV series. The only option is to view 3 free articles after creating an account.--[[User:Coin945|Coin945]] ([[User talk:Coin945|talk]]) 08:35, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

== Swedish newspaper archives==

Hi all, please can you help me access these two newspaper archives? I need them to write an article on a Swedish television series.--[[User:Coin945|Coin945]] ([[User talk:Coin945|talk]]) 08:35, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

* [https://tidningar.kb.se/?q=%22Cluedo%20%E2%80%93%20en%20mordg%C3%A5ta%22# Tigningar archive]

* [https://arkivet.dn.se/sok?q=%22Cluedo%20%E2%80%93%20en%20mordg%C3%A5ta%22&from=1995-01-01&sort=newest&to=1997-12-31 Arkivet archive]

== ''The Playful Undead and Video Games'' by Stephen J. Webley, Peter Zackariasson ==

I need this book in order for me to expand article. Requesting it. 🥒[[User:Greenish Pickle!|<span style="background:green;border-radius:9999px;padding:1px 8px;color:white;"><span style="font-weight:bold">Greenish</span> Pickle!</span>]]🥒 ([[User talk:Greenish Pickle!|🔔]]) 11:31, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

==School yearbook archive at e-yearbook.com==

https://www.e-yearbook.com/about_us.html

:{{tpq|Yearbook.com is a family owned and operated company located in Burlingame, CA. In 2003 we set out on what seemed an impossible task - digitize every old high school, college and military yearbook ever printed. Little did we know at the time that there are over one million yearbooks out there! Well, we may still have a long way to go but we definitely have a great start. We now have millions of yearbook pictures digitized and we are adding thousands of new pictures every week. From our estimates, we offer the largest collection of old high school, college and military yearbooks on the Internet today. Our customers use E-Yearbook.com to search for old classmates, research genealogy, browse a remarkable college sports history archive, greek life records as well as clubs and other content.}}

:{{tpq|E-Yearbook.com has partnered with schools across the United States to "web-enable" their yearbook archives. 20% of revenue generated by E-Yearbook.com's licensed content goes to the schools in our yearbook digitization program.}}

:{{tpq|Are you with a school yearbook program or do you have a large yearbook archive? If so, please Contact Us!}}

This would be a very useful addition to the Wikipedia Library.

[[User:PK-WIKI|PK-WIKI]] ([[User talk:PK-WIKI|talk]]) 17:38, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hi [[User:PK-WIKI|PK-WIKI]], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/134/ this already exists]. [[User:Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]) 15:37, 9 June 2025 (UTC)