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newspapers.com

Hi there, I had an email around three weeks ago saying that my access to newspapers.com had been restored, however the button for that database just shows "go to site", which when clicked just takes me to the generic front page of the site. Is it possible that my access is still being processed, three weeks on? -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:05, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there, sounds like your application is already approved and the "Go to Site" button is normal. Have you tried to login in Newspapers.com with your account? (make sure to use an account you listed in your application) If you see the Subscriber below your Newspapers.com username, it's done. Remember to renew your Newspapers.com access in a year. Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 08:23, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah yes, that seems to work now. It didn't when I last tried to log in. Thanks! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 09:01, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome! Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 10:31, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Once again I seem to have lost access to Newspapers.com. I have sent a note to their tech support, but have a search I really wanted to complete. Any suggestions? --Orange Mike | Talk 01:36, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Orangemike It seems like you haven't yet received a login after we moved back to the old method of access, but I can see that you've filed an application as of today, so we'll get that processed and you should get set up with individual subscription access. Samwalton9 (WMF) (talk) 15:43, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's been taken care of, apparently. I can get in now. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:47, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ProQuest Central

Hi, it appears we have access to Financial Times (FT.com) via ProQuest Central, but I'm unable to view any full content. No errors appear, but only the article details are displayed without the full text. Ratekreel (talk) 17:37, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can you tell us which articles you're trying to access? I just tried two that I found on ft.com and both loaded fine (in ProQuest), with full text. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 18:00, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying to access this by Francis Fukuyama. Ratekreel (talk) 04:11, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In meanwhile, you can access it via archive.today. AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 11:26, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

At least some of the Financial Times (ft.com) articles may be full text— log in to Wikimedia and Wikpedia Library, then ProQuest. Then bring up the listing for FT.Com issues, click on Proquest Central. That site indicates that "Full text coverage" is available for issues "from Oct 29, 2001 - present (delayed 1 month)." You can scroll down and select the contents of specific issues. However, there's disclaimer, "This publication may be subject to restrictions within certain markets, including corporations, non-profits, government institutions, and public libraries. In those cases records will be visible to users, but not full text." — Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 21:32, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, is there a one month delay? That would explain it. Ratekreel (talk) 04:16, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Login not working

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Task T380199

At this URL https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/ login is not working as it normally did. Gives error message "You tried to log in but presented an invalid access token." ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 18:05, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Same issue here. PhotographyEdits (talk) 18:07, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This issue is affecting all users, and is being tracked at T380199. Samwalton9 (WMF) (talk) 18:35, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Grorp @PhotographyEdits This issue should be resolved for now. Samwalton9 (WMF) (talk) 20:01, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can confirm, thanks! PhotographyEdits (talk) 20:29, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What happened to newspapers.com?

It's not on Wikipedia Library list anymore, and manually trying to access it gives me errors on search. What happened? Chuterix (talk) 03:28, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Chuterix: See here. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:39, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What email address for newspapers.com application?

The application for newspapers.com asks for:

   "The email for your account on the partner's website"

What is the correct format in this case? Humpster (talk) 09:36, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Humphrey Tribble You need to head over to Newspapers.com, register an account, and then provide the email address you used to sign up. Samwalton9 (WMF) (talk) 12:53, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

JSTOR paging

Hi there -- JSTOR paging stopped working a couple of days ago, ie it gives the first page of hits but won't provide any subsequent pages. It was working fine previously. Is anyone else experiencing this problem, because it's difficult to work around. Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 19:50, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Espresso Addict It seems to be working for me - can you reproduce the issue today? If so, have you tried using it with any extensions you might have turned off? Or in a different browser? Samwalton9 (WMF) (talk) 11:47, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Page navigation is working for me too (example). The proxy has been super slow lately but that's another story. czar 19:53, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]