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I applied to have my newspapers.com subscription renewed, and two days ago it was approved and marked as "Renewal - Sent to partner", but my newspapers.com account is still showing as just a "Registered Guest", so I'm not able to access articles. Is this expected? Anyone know how long this typically takes to go through? And will I receive an e-mail or something when it does, or do I just have to keep periodically checking to see if I can get in? Pinging {{u|Netoholic}}, since it sounds like they're familiar with this process. [[User:Colin M|Colin M]] ([[User talk:Colin M|talk]]) 22:27, 12 November 2021 (UTC) |
I applied to have my newspapers.com subscription renewed, and two days ago it was approved and marked as "Renewal - Sent to partner", but my newspapers.com account is still showing as just a "Registered Guest", so I'm not able to access articles. Is this expected? Anyone know how long this typically takes to go through? And will I receive an e-mail or something when it does, or do I just have to keep periodically checking to see if I can get in? Pinging {{u|Netoholic}}, since it sounds like they're familiar with this process. [[User:Colin M|Colin M]] ([[User talk:Colin M|talk]]) 22:27, 12 November 2021 (UTC) |
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: {{re|Colin M}} "Sent to partner" means we've forwarded the request to Newspapers.com. Within a few days, you should get an email from them once your account change has been processed. -- [[User:Netoholic|Netoholic]] [[User talk:Netoholic|@]] 06:01, 13 November 2021 (UTC) |
: {{re|Colin M}} "Sent to partner" means we've forwarded the request to Newspapers.com. Within a few days, you should get an email from them once your account change has been processed. -- [[User:Netoholic|Netoholic]] [[User talk:Netoholic|@]] 06:01, 13 November 2021 (UTC) |
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==Ancestry.com issue== |
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I've been having a problem with Ancestry.com. I'm logged in on my Wikimedia account but can't access documents. I get shunted to a screen offering a paid subscription. Has Ancestry stopped providing its servings to the Wikipedia Library or has my account lapsed? [[User:Coretheapple|Coretheapple]] ([[User talk:Coretheapple|talk]]) 17:53, 13 November 2021 (UTC) |
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Search feature now available!
The Wikipedia Library team is excited to announce that a centralized search tool is now available to all users eligible to use the library! Instead of needing to search across individual collections one-by-one, you’ll now be able to search content from across a wide range of collections from one search bar. This search tool uses the EBSCO Discovery Service software and contains a wide array of filtering and advanced search options.
To check which collections are indexed, we’ve also added icons and filters to My Library. Search pulls content from almost all of the collections which are accessible by default for eligible users (the Library Bundle). This means you can search with the confidence that every result will be accessible to you. In the future, we plan to enable users to turn off this limit, so that you could also search across collections which require individual applications, but we can’t guarantee that you’ll be able to access all results in this mode, as this depends on your individual authorizations.
To check out the search tool just head over to https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/, log in, and you’ll find the search bar at the top of your screen. We hope you find this feature useful, and would love to hear your feedback at Talk:Library Card platform/Search. Samwalton9 (WMF) (talk) 17:43, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for setting up this new feature. I have tried it a few times, and I like what I have seen thus far. I look forward to using it more in the coming days. Eddie Blick (talk) 01:40, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
- This is a major breakthrough, thanks to all involved in making it happen! – and if that includes people at EBSCO, please pass on those thanks to them too. If there's ever a Mk.II version, it'd be even better if duplicate hits on the same target could be combined into a single one with the various access options. But it is already a huge step forward and will make research a lot easier. Thank you! Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 08:21, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
- A fantastic tool – thanks to the team for their work Dracophyllum 22:41, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
- This is a major breakthrough, thanks to all involved in making it happen! – and if that includes people at EBSCO, please pass on those thanks to them too. If there's ever a Mk.II version, it'd be even better if duplicate hits on the same target could be combined into a single one with the various access options. But it is already a huge step forward and will make research a lot easier. Thank you! Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 08:21, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
Newspapers.com subscription issue
Hi -- I can see Newspapers.com listed in "my collections" here, but when I go there it says my subscription is just a guest sub and gives me no ability to read articles -- not just for the Publishers' Extra articles, but the basic ones too. Is this the right page to ask about this? Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:14, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Mike Christie: It looks like your last renewal request was just over a year ago so you'll need to request a renewal. You can do this by clicking the Extend or Renew button on the Newspapers.com tile in My Library. Samwalton9 (WMF) (talk) 09:23, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
- That was easy; sorry, hadn't noticed the "extend" button. Thanks. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 09:32, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
Status of Wikipedia:Elsevier ScienceDirect
What's the status of Wikipedia:Elsevier ScienceDirect? This throws a 403 error. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:50, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Jo-Jo Eumerus: Thanks for the heads up, we've deactivated Elsevier in the tool because we no longer have access to their content. I've updated the on-wiki template to reflect this. Samwalton9 (WMF) (talk) 13:03, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Newspapers.com subscription renewal
Hi, I've had a renewal application in since 12 October but it's showing as not yet reviewed. Is this usual? I just wanted to check it's not fallen through the cracks. I am really keen to resume access as I have a couple of articles awaiting sources that I know are hosted here - Dumelow (talk) 06:26, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Dumelow: It varies :) Netoholic reviews Newspapers.com applications - hopefully they can get to the latest batch soon! Samwalton9 (WMF) (talk) 10:19, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for the response Sam. No worries, I was just checking it wasn't a glitch. Fingers crossed for access soon! Thankyou to everyone involved in running WP:LIB, it's a great resource and I am sure requires a lot of work behind the scenes - Dumelow (talk) 10:28, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
- Thankyou Netoholic , all approved now. Much appreciated - Dumelow (talk) 07:39, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
- Mine's been unanswered since 20 September 2021. Would you be able to do something about that too, {{u|Netoholic]]? I'd be grateful. Thanks, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:01, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
- Damn, messed up that ping to Netoholic. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 14:33, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
Accessibility
Maybe it's just me, but I find that the "Access collection" button is not particularly easy to read. or even to see. Was white text on a (very) pale grey button on an equally pale grey background a conscious choice, I wonder? Also I don't know if anyone else sees some logos for the various resources vertically compressed to somewhere between a quarter and a third of the proper height? This image, which should be roughly square, displays in approximately the same aspect ratio (somewhere around 10:3) as this one. Anyway, it's a great service to editors, and thank you for it! Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:13, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Justlettersandnumbers: Are you using Safari, by any chance? The Access Collection button should be blue and aspect ratios sensible for the logos, but we were seeing silver buttons and weird aspect ratios in Safari. There should be a fix for that deployed before too long (T295023). Samwalton9 (WMF) (talk) 11:30, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
- Yes, Samwalton9 (WMF), indeed I am. Good to know there's a fix in the pipeline. Thanks as always, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 14:32, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
newspapers.com renewal stuck on "sent to partner"
I applied to have my newspapers.com subscription renewed, and two days ago it was approved and marked as "Renewal - Sent to partner", but my newspapers.com account is still showing as just a "Registered Guest", so I'm not able to access articles. Is this expected? Anyone know how long this typically takes to go through? And will I receive an e-mail or something when it does, or do I just have to keep periodically checking to see if I can get in? Pinging Netoholic, since it sounds like they're familiar with this process. Colin M (talk) 22:27, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
- @Colin M: "Sent to partner" means we've forwarded the request to Newspapers.com. Within a few days, you should get an email from them once your account change has been processed. -- Netoholic @ 06:01, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
Ancestry.com issue
I've been having a problem with Ancestry.com. I'm logged in on my Wikimedia account but can't access documents. I get shunted to a screen offering a paid subscription. Has Ancestry stopped providing its servings to the Wikipedia Library or has my account lapsed? Coretheapple (talk) 17:53, 13 November 2021 (UTC)