Arizona Republic[edit]

I'm hoping someone with access to Highbeam or some other subscription news aggregator can help me improve Lion Guard by finding a specific source:

I'm at a loss. Not only can I not find the source, but I can't even find any evidence online that it ever existed. Can someone please find the source and confirm that it actually exists? Thanks in advance. (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.) --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 04:29, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  • Dr. Fleischman, I have searched Newspapers.com archive for Arizona Republic. This is probably a made-up citation. Queries like Lion Trump, Trump Militia, McDermott Trump or Lion Guard yield no meaningful result for the whole of June 2016. Maybe the month is wrong. --Skr15081997 (talk) 05:17, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
That's what I was thinking. And I already looking in azcentral.newspapers.com. Are there other subscription services in which you can search for an article title across all publications and dates? That's why I was thinking of Highbeam. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 05:31, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@DrFleischman: I checked Highbeam, nothing there either. I also checked newspapers.com as well but there is no article that mentions "trump" and "brownshirts" in the Arizona Republic, ever (only one opinion piece from Dec 2016 that has nothing to do with the article in question). Regards SoWhy 06:57, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Have you asked User:OberRanks yet? It seems he's the one who added that reference in the article, and he's still on Wikipedia, so maybe he can help you. (Seems like a dubiously reliable user, with a 10000 edit count and a prominent 20000 edits badge on his user page.) – b_jonas 12:10, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I haven't asked OberRanks about this particular source yet, though I was intending to if we couldn't find it here. OberRanks and I have had our share of friction over these very sorts of issues lately, and I didn't want to add fuel to the fire unnecessarily. Of course I'd be appreciative if they could substantiate the citation. (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.) --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 15:59, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The page Talk:Lion Guard is a pretty good record of Fleischman's concerns for this article. The "friction" is pretty much one sided as I've answered every question given about the sources for this article and where they came from. I'm perfectly fine with removing dubious or unsourced material, but have left this article now as there is a strong indication of some conflict of interest issues developing. The best thing would be for other editors to start adding additional material. I've gone about as far as I can with the primary source material, most of which was given to me by another source (the Maryland Republican Party). I also removed the page from watchlist as its not worth the effort to defend every source listed. -O.R.Comms 16:52, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I checked Westlaw, which has the Arizona Republic in full text from this period, and there was nothing. There were a handful of articles covering the Lion Guard from other publications, but nothing with this title. It may be time to mark this request Resolved and move on. I see no reason to doubt OberRanks' probity, but I think O.R. may have been given a bad source. John M Baker (talk) 14:14, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@DrFleischman: I came to the conclusion that it's a bogus source after checking ProQuest (which claims to have the full text of the The Arizona Republic, plus its online edition, plus its blogs) and searching ProQuest, Factiva, Lexis/Nexis, and NewsBank for any combination of the above keywords in any publication on any date, without finding a good match. As OberRanks is not prepared to defend the source, I think it's safe to remove it and any content sourced to it. Is there anything else the Resource Exchange can do for you on this, or may this be marked ((resolved))? --Worldbruce (talk) 15:44, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

((resolved)) Thank you all for your exhaustive efforts. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 17:06, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

October 2017

Assistance verifying Financial Times reference[edit]

((Resolved))

Today's "Did you Know?" section on the front page states that "the Border Police of Georgia have continued to help enforce Georgian sovereignty over Abkhazia and South Ossetia since the end of the Russo-Georgian War".

This statement seems potentially contentious because Abkhazia and South Ossetia have claimed independence from Georgia and are recognized as independent states by a handful of other countries (most notably Russia). It is also unclear what exactly is meant by "help enforce Georgian sovereignty".

Looking at the linked article, Border Police of Georgia, it turned out that the part of claim pertaining to South Ossetia had a reference that did not support the claim so I removed it. (In fact the cited source was a news article about an incident where South Ossetians removed a Georgian flag from disputed territory claimed by South Ossetia, and did not mention the Georgian border police at all.)

The fact that the first reference was invalid calls into question the second reference in this sentence. However, the second reference is behind a paywall so I am not able to access it.

Can someone check whether the reference below supports the claim that "the Border Police of Georgia have continued to help enforce Georgian sovereignty over Abkhazia [...] since the end of the Russo-Georgian War"?

It would also be helpful to make the claim more specific by describing what actions the border police have done in the Abkhazian area to enforce Georgian sovereignty claims.

Thanks! --2601:644:1:B7CB:44D2:D1A7:14DD:E76 (talk) 21:43, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The article does support the assertion. Relevant passages: "Abkhazia, the breakaway region of Georgia, threatened to use force to protect its seaborne trade on Thursday after Georgian coastguards arrested a vessel bound for Sukhumi, Abkhazia’s seaside capital, in the second case of its kind this week. . . . Georgian coastguards arrested a ship carrying scrap metal from Abkhazia to Turkey on Thursday, the fourth such seizure this year. The vessel, operating under a Cambodian flag and manned by a Syrian crew, was bound for Turkey, the Georgian border police said. Earlier this week Georgian coastguards diverted a Turkish fuel tanker approaching Abkhazia to Georgia’s port of Poti and arrested the captain." Note that, according to our article, the border police includes the coast guard. John M Baker (talk) 23:20, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! I updated the article; the sentence now reads: "Since the end of the war, the Coast Guard has continued to the enforce the Georgian sea blockade of Abkhazia, arresting several commercial vessels traveling to and from Abkhazia on the Black Sea." 2601:644:1:B7CB:44D2:D1A7:14DD:E76 (talk) 00:00, 9 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Constantine of Greece[edit]

((Resolved)) For the article below in the Spanish Wikipedia, I would like to check the following article:

es:Grecia durante la Primera Guerra Mundial

I would be grateful if someone could send me a copy. Thank you.--Rowanwindwhistler (talk) 07:33, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Rowanwindwhistler: Sent. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 20:41, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Excellent, thank you!!--Rowanwindwhistler (talk) 03:58, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Belgian Colonial Archives[edit]

((Resolved)) I seek a copy of the following journal article in order to improve Wikipedia's Archives Africaines (Belgium), Belgian National Archives 2 - Joseph Cuvelier repository, and State Archives (Belgium). Thank you.

Bérengère Piret (2015). "Reviving the Remains of Colonization – The Belgian Colonial Archives in Brussels". History in Africa. 42. doi:10.1017/hia.2015.1.

--M2545 (talk) 21:25, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@M2545: I have access to this paper. Wikimail me and I'll send it to you. —Bruce1eetalk 21:57, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@M2545: I've sent it. —Bruce1eetalk 05:50, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Bruce1ee: Thank you! -- M2545 (talk) 06:26, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Old article from Pakistan's The News International[edit]

--Landscape repton (talk) 09:19, 14 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Also: Khan, Mushtaq A. (9 October 1995). "Readers Enchanted by Ehsan Sehgal's The flight of imagination". Times of Karachi. Landscape repton (talk) 09:47, 14 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Times of Karachi was a short-lived English language paper and there are enough notable English papers who certainly will write something whenever something notable thing happens. Times of Karachi is unreliable due to its notability and can't be a credible source. Thanks, Greenbörg (talk) 11:22, 14 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Without expressing an opinion on the reliability of Times of Karachi, see [1]. --Worldbruce (talk) 14:41, 14 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I'm attempting the first source, but it will be difficult without page numbers. @Landscape repton: Note the archived source above. ~ Rob13Talk 22:39, 15 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Interlibrary loan failed. ~ Rob13Talk 18:25, 20 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

((stale))

Article in the Filson Club History Quarterly[edit]

Hello. In order to improve Edmund William Cole, could someone please send me a PDF of:

Please ping me when you have it. Thank you!Zigzig20s (talk) 00:46, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I e-mailed The Filson Historical Society. They want me to pay $5 with my credit card to send me a PDF. Is there a way to bypass that please? Is it not available on any database?Zigzig20s (talk) 18:54, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Zigzig20s, I have a scan of the article. Send me an email and I'll send it on. --Usernameunique (talk) 19:05, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Zigzig20s, just sent the email. --Usernameunique (talk) 19:21, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!Zigzig20s (talk) 19:24, 12 October 2017 (UTC) ((Resolved))[reply]

Book chapter if possible[edit]

Any chance of the chaptre "The Lancastrian Faction And The Wonderful Parliament" by M.V. Clarke (ed. by L.S. Sutherland and M. McKisack) in her Forteenth Century Studies (Oxford, 1937)- no ISBN (too early), OCLC 70331181; pp 36-52. It's for the article Wonderful Parliament (as you will see, I've left my mark upon it) which is not only unsourced but atm is crappilly rather pointless. Not for long, Cato! Many thanks to anyone who can help! Cheers, — fortunavelut luna 13:53, 11 October 2017 (UTC) --— fortunavelut luna 13:53, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

PS it should be in libraries under 942.03 CLA or B.5093/Sut. Cheers! — fortunavelut luna 14:00, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi, I have a scanned copy of the chapter. Send me an email and I'll pass it along. --Usernameunique (talk) 19:26, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi, just emailed you. --Usernameunique (talk) 19:44, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

((resolved))

Article in the Nashville Business Journal[edit]

Hello. In order to improve Robert Fisher (university president), could someone please send me a PDF (or copy and paste) of:

Please ping me when you have it. Thank you!Zigzig20s (talk) 12:45, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Zigzig20s: The text of the article has been emailed. John M Baker (talk) 19:41, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you!Zigzig20s (talk) 20:17, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

((Resolved))

Romanian President Under Fire for Advocating Tolerance 24 October 2016[edit]

Romanian President Under Fire for Advocating Tolerance 24 October 2016.
Inițiativa de modificare a articolului 48 din Constituția României.
http://www.tol.org/client/article/26418-iohannis-same-sex-marriage-criticism-romania.html

--AlexandruA1 (talk) 12:43, 26 September 2017 (UTC)AlexandruA1[reply]

@AlexandruA1: You do not have email enabled so I am unable to send this to you. Copy/pasting the entire article to your talk page would be unacceptable viz copyright. If you use Google and the search term "Romanian President Under Fire for Advocating Tolerance" the entire article can still be accessed by using the cache. Neil S. Walker (t@lk) 13:08, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks @Neil S Walker:--AlexandruA1 (talk) 12:54, 13 October 2017 (UTC)AlexandruA1[reply]

((resolved))

Macon Telegraph and / or Florida Times-Union sources for use in Tom Price article[edit]

((resolved))

Both sources can be found through NewsLibrary, if not through the original publications.

Tom Price (American politician) --Jpcase (talk) 21:06, 9 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Jpcase, I have emailed you these articles. John M Baker (talk) 15:44, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@John M Baker: Thanks! This is a huge help! :) --Jpcase (talk) 00:35, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Two articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education[edit]

In order to improve articles about US colleges, someone please send me PDFs of:

Please ping me when you have them. Thank you!Zigzig20s (talk) 10:39, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Zigzig20s, just sent you an email with the two articles. --Usernameunique (talk) 21:41, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you!Zigzig20s (talk) 21:45, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

((Resolved))

Seeking sources about Tom Price's initial run for Congress[edit]

((resolved)) In addition to the original publications, all of these sources can be found through NewsLibrary

Tom Price (American politician) --Jpcase (talk) 18:04, 6 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Jpcase: email me for the two AJC articles. --Worldbruce (talk) 03:12, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Worldbruce: Hey, thanks for being willing to help. I actually got ahold of those sources just recently and hadn't gotten around to marking them off yet. I still need help finding the other sources though. --Jpcase (talk) 13:18, 8 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Jpcase, the remaining articles have been emailed to you. John M Baker (talk) 15:43, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

OneMine document on the Seattle transit tunnel[edit]

I need the following document for International District/Chinatown station (currently in draft space).

SounderBruce 05:59, 16 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Pentagon Papers[edit]

((resolved))--Երևանցի talk 06:53, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

--Երևանցի talk 20:47, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

YerevantsiWiki@yandex.com --Երևանցի talk 21:40, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Yerevantsi, just sent it. In the future, if you care to keep your email address relatively private, you can also use the Special:EmailUser function. --Usernameunique (talk) 21:45, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! --Երևանցի talk 06:53, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Seminar on Sri Raghavendra Teertha's Contribution to Indian Philosophy and Sanskrit Literature at Bangalore[edit]

Hello, Legitimate historical/scholarly sources on Raghavendra Tirtha is scant. This article would significantly improve the Raghavendra Tirtha article. The manuscript is called "Seminar on Sri Raghavendra Teertha's Contribution to Indian Philosophy and Sanskrit Literature at Bangalore". It is a document of 46 pages. Any information from this document would be helpful, hence it would be nice if I could get access to the introduction/ or a first few pages. Thank you. --Prabhanjanmutalik (talk) 15:57, 24 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Prabhanjanmutalik, I have it scanned. Shoot me an email and I'll send it to you. --Usernameunique (talk) 22:55, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

((resolved))

News articles for Libre (Marc Anthony album)[edit]

((resolved))

Freely available here
Here's an earlier copy at Billboard.
Freely available here
Freely available here

Libre (Marc Anthony album) --Erick (talk) 22:48, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Erick, I have searched for the above titles and listed what was accessible to me. Billboard's 17 November 2001 cover story was published in a newspaper and I have made a clipping of it. Additionally a lot of news items are available at HighBeam. I suggest you search the database and list the ones which will help you expand the article. Please mail me if you need them. Regards, --Skr15081997 (talk) 10:01, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Skr15081997: I appreciate it, but sources such as El Nuevo Herald and the Miami Herald are not available on HighBeam. The above requested articles were find via Newsbank. That said, I will cross the requested articles if I find them online freely. Erick (talk) 14:18, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Erick: sent 15 (not Express-Times, New York Daily News, Daily Collegian, Ledger or Newsday). --Worldbruce (talk) 22:20, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Magiciandude: sent two more: New York Daily News and Daily Collegian. --Worldbruce (talk) 22:45, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Erick, I sent Express-Times, Ledger, and the first Newsday article. Newsbank seems to have dropped Newsday, but I was able to get the 12/20/2001 Newsday article from Westlaw, which did not have the 12/30/2001 article. I crossed out the articles I sent, but actually, I assume you now have everything other than that Newsday article. John M Baker (talk) 14:49, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Erick, can this be marked ((resolved))? If not, would you strike what you have so that it's clear what is still outstanding? --Worldbruce (talk) 15:30, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Worldbruce: Sorry about the lack of response, I've been busy at work so I haven't had that much time to edit Wikipedia lately. I will have a look tomorrow. Erick (talk) 02:29, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Due to my business, I am going to close this as resolved and will come back if any other issues are bought. The sources I received should be sufficient. Erick (talk) 18:23, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

October 2017

Solo diving for GA[edit]

I need the table of contents before I can work out what is most likely to contain the material I need. One aspect I am researching is reasons for solo diving. I am taking Solo diving to GAN, maybe FA. · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 16:35, 15 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The table of contents can be viewed here, though it doesn't have page numbers. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 16:39, 15 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
That was an amazingly quick response, Thanks I will look. · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 16:41, 15 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
It looks like the most useful chapters would be 1 and 2: The Buddy System, and The Self-Sufficient Diver, if they are long then the Index may let me trim down to a few pages. Cheers, · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 16:45, 15 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Worldbruce, Email received. Contents good. If there is an Index that looks like it may be useful that would be appreciated. Otherwise can be marked as resolved. Thanks, · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 08:57, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Worldbruce, further to your comments in the email, how long is chapter 6? Cheers, · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 10:32, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Pbsouthwood: sent index. Ch 6 is 19 pages. I'm leery of copying that on top of the 15 pages of chapters 1 & 2 because the entire meat of the book is only 79 pages, the rest being taken up with various forwards, introductions, a glossary, reference materials, etc. Also the nature of the chapter puts it far from the ideal, scholarly, source. I feel a better source must exist, although I don't have one to suggest. --Worldbruce (talk) 13:34, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Worldbruce, Please don't go beyond your comfort zone. Maier is one of the more useful sources on the topic, as it is well known, and a landmark of sorts, you could say he opened the closet. Most of the people in the list you sent appear to be well known in recreational and scientific diving. I guess at least half would qualify for a Wikipedia article, but I can live without chapter 6, interesting as it may turn out to be. We can call this resolved with thanks. Cheers, · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 14:24, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

((resolved))

Boniface[edit]

Cowie, F. J. (1977). "Manuscripts on the Move: the Eighth Century Postal System of Boniface." Manuscripta 21: 10. At some point someone's gotta write Boniface correspondence...

I am not quite sure about the page numbers. I assume this is the proceedings of this conference. Supposedly the journal is available via Brepols online. Your help is much appreciated! --Drmies (talk) 02:16, 25 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

 Doing... Annoyingly, I have "access" to the online database Manuscripta is in, but not this specific article. I can get my hands on a physical copy, though. ~ Rob13Talk 02:24, 25 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
User:BU Rob13, thank you so much. Drmies (talk) 03:37, 25 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
User:BU Rob13, any news? Drmies (talk) 16:39, 6 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Drmies: I believe it's on sci-hub (if you know what I mean ;) OhanaUnitedTalk page 15:32, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
OhanaUnited, I wish I did... Drmies (talk) 16:18, 25 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Drmies, I have online access to this work and am happy to send it to you if you email me. It's a one paragraph (about 2/3 of the page) abstract of Cowie's paper. --Usernameunique (talk) 15:15, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Usernameunique, on its way. Thank you so much! Drmies (talk) 15:16, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
{[u|Drmies)), no problem! Emailed you the pdf. --Usernameunique (talk) 15:45, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging @Drmies: — fortunavelut luna 15:51, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Drmies, just checking that this is what you needed. If so, could you add the ((tl|resolved)) template? Thanks, --Usernameunique (talk) 23:19, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Usernameunique, ha! Don't mean to brag, but I probably have the biggest Boniface-related archive in the world. It's my only vice. Anyway, I do have his dissertation; I was hoping for it to be published and more widely available, so it could have an effect. The article you sent me, and the few other things that he did academically (that I know of), are all related to that subject matter. He's not the only one for whom academia hasn't worked, for whatever reason: you seem to be better at searching than me, so maybe you can find out what happened to Janina Cünnen after her wonderful (but thoroughly German...) dissertation Fiktionale Nonnenwelten was published. There's a few more names that I can rattle off: it's a rough business, rougher than many may think. I will drop him a line though, if only to say hello. Thanks again! Drmies (talk) 04:43, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

New York Times lookup[edit]

This article John Serry Sr. has a lot of off-line references to the New York Times. I am wondering if these are reviews or upcoming event listings. I would appreciate any help to link these online, or in finding out if they are advertisements or legitimate journalistic work. I don't have a subscription to use the search, or a title to use a Google search. --—Anne Delong (talk) 19:12, 28 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Anne Delong: The two NYT citations from the 1930s are advertisements that identify an orchestra, leader, and venue, but don't mention Serry. Searching for "John Serry" returns only one NYT news story (as opposed to display ad) that is cited in the article: "Diseuse in Debut Here", 1 March 1942, p. 36. It makes a passing mention of Serry: "Assisted by Lou Cooper, pianist, and John Serry, accordionist, ..." Email me if you would like a copy. Let me know how far you would like to pursue citations to pages that don't mention Serry or advertisements that do mention him. --Worldbruce (talk) 20:05, 28 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Worldbruce. I think that the ads should be removed, especially ones that don't mention the subject. I've put a note about that on the talk page and I'll wait a few days to see if anyone objects.—Anne Delong (talk) 21:05, 28 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Dear Ms. Delong - Thank you in advance for your thoughtful analysis. The references in question (i.e. to the New York Times) might actually serve a useful purpose for prospective researchers of the future. Consequently I would advise against removing these references without first considering the following analysis. While there can be no doubt that the presence of an "advertisement" does not unequivocally substantiate the occurrence of a historical event in the same manner that a reference from a newspaper article, it is equally clear that its presence in an authoritative source such as the The New York Times does serve to increase the probability of a correct citation for the subject matter described in the article. It would seem highly unlikely that noted professional musicians and the promoters at professional concert venues such as Radio City, the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel or the Plaza Hotel in New York City would allocate substantial time and resources in order to advertise concert performances on specific dates and times in an authoritative source such as The New York Times in a fictitious manner, while actually scheduling another performance on exactly the same date and time at another concert venue, or perhaps even more improbably --failing to schedule a concert performance at all. In addition, the administrators of such noted professional schools of the era (such as the Biviano Accordion Center) could hardly be expected to advertise their course offerings and the noted musicians on their faculty for purely frivolous reasons. In addition, while these references may not actually cite the name of each of the artists performing within the orchestral ensembles cited in the article, they do serve to substantiate and document the existence of the musical ensembles in question during the time period referenced within the article. In addition, one could hardly expect an advertisement to provide a compete listing of the members of an entire orchestral ensemble during this period of time (1930's - 1940s) i.e. before the advent of the Web. In so far as these references serve to document and substantiate the existence of the orchestral ensembles cited within the article, they provide a useful function by providing credible documentation for the contextual framework of the article itself. In the "ideal world" such citations would provide the specific names of the artists and perhaps even a critical review of the performance itself. One should keep in mind, however, that during while World War II raged in the late 1930s and 1940s, resources were scare and the allocation of space within periodicals was limited. Consequently, as researchers we must be grateful for the citations and references which we are able to salvage under such unique circumstances. With these observations in mind, I would encourage you to refrain from deleting such useful reference citations in the days ahead. Respectfully Yours 72.69.152.90 (talk) 00:11, 29 August 2017 (UTC)JJ72.69.152.90 (talk) 00:18, 29 August 2017 (UTC)JJ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.69.152.90 (talk)

72.69.152.90 (talk) 00:27, 29 August 2017 (UTC)JJ72.69.152.90 (talk) 00:28, 29 August 2017 (UTC)JJ[reply]

Anne Delong, do you still need the NYT articles? --Usernameunique (talk) 23:21, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Usernameunique for reminding me about this, but I think Worldbruce's analysis made the situation clear.—Anne Delong (talk) 23:53, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Anne Delong Fair enough. Assuming it's appropriate to mark as ((tl|resolved)), and let the discussion continue (if it needs to) on the article's talk page? --Usernameunique (talk) 00:00, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Unternehmen Zeppelin[edit]

((resolved)) Hello, could someone email me this article from JSTOR? Unternehmen Zeppelin: The Deployment of SS Saboteurs and Spies in the Soviet Union, 1942-1945. Thinking of writing Operation Zeppelin (espionage plan). Just add gmail.com to my username (Renata3). Thanks! Renata (talk) 03:36, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Renata3: I've sent it. —Bruce1eetalk 06:53, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much! Renata (talk) 09:03, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Renata3, assuming that was what you needed, could you mark this with a ((tl|resolved)) tag? --Usernameunique (talk) 04:12, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, done, sorry. Renata (talk) 04:15, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Film World[edit]

Film World - Volume 8 - Page 46

I would like the full version of the above cited source to improve Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil. Page 47 may also be added if the text continues there. Ping me if there is any progress, since I won't be adding this page to my watchlist --Kailash29792 (talk) 06:37, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

 Doing... (or at least attempting) ~ Rob13Talk 23:04, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Unsuccessful, anyone else is welcome to fill this. ~ Rob13Talk 20:24, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry for the late reply, I was touring. In the above link, it says the copy was originally from "the University of Virginia". Since I am unwilling to go so far, is it accessible for anyone here? --Kailash29792 (talk) 11:41, 19 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hoffman & Moser (1967) Polar construction equipment[edit]

Hoffman, C.R.; Moser, E.H.; (1967). Polar construction equipment-- drilling tests in ice and ice-rock conglomerate. US Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Technical Note N-937. Citation details available here, but there doesn't appear to be an online copy available there.

For History of scientific ice drilling. Thanks. -- Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 11:30, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Christie, have you tried asking the DTIC? Do you know if they take ILL requests? --Usernameunique (talk) 23:57, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Good idea -- I've emailed them. Looks like I may need to create an account, but I'll see. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 02:46, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
There's an online way to search for technical reports, here -- I found this paper there, but am posting this note in case anyone else is interested in the resources. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:02, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

((resolved))

Does Who's Who claim Mohammad Asghar is an only child?[edit]

WHO’S WHO The article is Mohammad Asghar. The broad issue is a complicated and contentious edit request here. The narrow issue is whether "he was the only child" is correct. There is no citation at the end of that sentence, but the next sentence makes a reference to Who's Who which requires subscription. If someone has access to that document could they tell me whether or not it claims he is an only child? I have solid, but not citable evidence that this is incorrect. If the source doesn't make the claim, it's easy enough to remove but if the source does make the claim I'll have to think through what to do next. --S Philbrick(Talk) 15:49, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Sphilbrick: Not immediately helpful, Im afraid, but I don't think WW is a WP:RS. It's the dead-tree equivalent of WP:UGC: They ask you about yourself, and then publish it. — fortunavelut luna 15:52, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, that is helpful. I know from personal experience that there are some Who's Who knockoffs that are scammy but I thought this one was more legit. If they are a reliable source than I don't have to worry about a conflict — I can remove the claim that isn't supported by reliable source. --S Philbrick(Talk) 16:07, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Leaving aside the reliability issue, Who's Who does not mention whether or not Asghar has any siblings. Here's his entry:
ASGHAR, Mohammad
Born Peshawar, 30 Sept. 1945; s of M. Aslam Khan and Zubaida Aslam; m 1983, Firdaus; one d
Member (C) South Wales East, National Assembly for Wales, since 2009 (Plaid Cymru, 2007–09)
EDUCATION
Peshawar Univ. (BA 1968)
CAREER
Certified Public Accountant. Asst to Principal, R. J. Minty, chartered accountants, 1972–83; Principal, MA Associates, accountants, 1983–. Shadow Minister for Equalities and Sport, Nat. Assembly for Wales, 2011. Member: Assoc. of Accounting Technicians, 1975–; Inst. of Financial Accountants, 2001–
RECREATIONS
Holder of Private Pilot’s Licence, keen sportsman, cricket, athletics, badminton
ADDRESS
National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF99 1NA
0300 200 7239
mohammad.asghar@assembly.wales
--Usernameunique (talk) 18:12, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Who's Whos are famously self-reported. I would only use it as a self-published source about self (not for outstanding claims), and even then, many of their aspects are not worth repeating if not duplicated in reliable, secondary source coverage czar 23:57, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank-you for the summary. That helps.--S Philbrick(Talk) 00:25, 15 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
No problem Sphilbrick. It's actually his full WW entry, not just a summary. If that fulfills your request, could you add the ((tl|resolved)) template? --Usernameunique (talk) 10:15, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

((resolved))--S Philbrick(Talk) 13:11, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Three pages from "Cadres et dirigeants au Zaïre, qui sont-ils?: dictionnaire biographique"[edit]

Pages 65-67 from this 1986 book, Cadres et dirigeants au Zaïre, qui sont-ils?: dictionnaire biographique OCLC 462124213 would help me in improving the Jean Bolikango article. --Indy beetle (talk) 02:59, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Indy beetle, got it. email me and I'll send it over. --Usernameunique (talk) 18:28, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Indy beetle, just sent the email. Assuming that's what you need, please mark this template with a ((tl|resolved)) tag. Thanks, --Usernameunique (talk) 19:32, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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The Sunday Times, 1950[edit]

I'm looking for an article - a book review - by Elizabeth Nichols in The Sunday Times, 4 June 1950. It is a review of A Book of Mediterranean Food by Elizabeth David. Many thanks - SchroCat (talk) 14:10, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

SchroCat, got it. It's actually by Elixabeth Nicholas. Send me an email and I'll pass it on. --Usernameunique (talk) 18:36, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Usernameunique - mail sent. - SchroCat (talk) 18:51, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
SchroCat, just responded. Assuming that's what you need, please mark this template with a ((tl|resolved)) tag. Thanks, --Usernameunique (talk) 19:33, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
That's great Usernameunique - thanks very much indeed. - SchroCat (talk) 19:39, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Choconsaurus description Ameghiniana[edit]

((resolved)) I'd like to request this paper:

This would be helpful in the creation of Choconsaurus, and/or the expansion of Draft:Choconsaurus. I've not been able to access this paper, and neither have the other people I've already asked. --IJReid ((T - C - D - R)) 18:36, 9 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

OK I'll try emailing the authors. Thanks for trying. I'll re-request once the paper is formally published (its a pre-print still) if i cant get it. IJReid ((T - C - D - R)) 22:49, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for titles of articles about saxophonist Fred Jackson[edit]

((resolved)) I'm looking for the titles of three articles. The subject is Fred Jackson (saxophonist).

Two are from issues of Living Blues published by the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi.

I need the titles of these three articles to resolve citations with red links. Thank you for the help.
–Vmavanti (talk) 23:35, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Vmavanti, have you tried asking Gyrofrog, who added that content? --Usernameunique (talk) 06:35, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Usernameunique and Vmavanti, my recollection is that my previous involvement was to split the content from Fred Jackson Jr. (which would've meant that the references came from an earlier version of that article). Judging from the edit history, this is not the case, but for the life of me I do not remember creating the content, nor having access to the cited sources. (I believe I had access via Highbeam (or similar) at that time, but I'd like to think that I would've tagged the references as such.) FYI: As I recall (not that that's worth much), Allmusic (at least to some extent) treated both individuals as the same person, and I strongly suspect the discographical details in Fred Jackson (saxophonist) (specifically, those from the 1970s onward) are about Fred Jackson Jr. For example, compare Fred Jackson's credits at Allmusic with Fred Jackson Jr.'s, scroll down to 1973 and notice where they overlap (I suppose it's possible, but I think highly unlikely, that both individuals appeared on the same recordings). I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help.-- Gyrofrog (talk) 14:53, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Addendum: Well, I didn't access the articles via HighBeam nor Questia. I used to have access, but (having checked some old emails) it started about a year after the edits in question. My best guess is that these sources were formerly available on Google Books, or somewhere else on the web, and that I simply forgot to include the titles -- sorry about that. While my memory is fuzzy surrounding my earlier efforts, I can say with certainty that I never had direct access to the physical, print copies of these resources. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:02, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the quick response.
–Vmavanti (talk) 18:42, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Seeing that you are an experienced administrator, I'm taking the opportunity to ask for more help. I'm working on the Cleanup Listing for Wikiproject Jazz and there are many such problems to solve. Do you have any advice for me? For example, there are nineteen articles that have citations without titles, similar to the article I've mentioned. I've read the documentation about how to resolve these situations, but I'm still scratching my head. I've spent plenty of time in libraries and on the internet during my life, but some of these situations are like a needle in a haystack. Is deleting the existing citation and finding a new one an option? Or is that verboten?
–Vmavanti (talk) 18:53, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Vmavanti: Embrace gradualism and eventualism as you tackle this important cleanup. If you find a better source, you may use it to replace a worse one, but do not delete a source simply because you haven't been able to complete the citation. There are links above to the content without the title (Google snippets) or the title without the content. There are libraries where both can be found together, and this is the right place to ask volunteers to seek them out. It may seem like a needle in a haystack, but we at the Resource Exchange have really big magnets. It may take weeks or months (there is a time and money cost to visiting certain libraries, so we may go only once we've built up a long enough to-do list to make it worthwhile), but we have a good record of obtaining sources eventually. --Worldbruce (talk) 21:17, 13 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the response.
–Vmavanti (talk) 18:53, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Vmavanti: email me for the second one. --Worldbruce (talk) 01:13, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Vmavanti: sent second one. --Worldbruce (talk) 19:19, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Vmavanti: sent first and third. --Worldbruce (talk) 00:08, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the help.
–Vmavanti (talk) 02:27, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Source:Welt.de, for Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight) article[edit]

((resolved))

I'd like to get a copy of this full article: https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article167408959/Ich-war-ein-einfaches-Opfer.html.


It would be useful for the Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight) article. --Dunobu (talk) 11:11, 16 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Dunobu:, no one will have access to a German newspaper here. Ask at the German RX if someone has access there.
@Dunobu:, workupload.com Here is the article. --Dr Lol (talk) 12:16, 10 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Marking this as resolved. Article provided two months ago, yet Dunobu (4 edits total) hasn't made an edit since the initial request, despite a talk page notification. --Usernameunique (talk) 23:16, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

NBER: Mexican Repatriation[edit]

((resolved)) If someone can find me a copy of this paper to improve this article, I'd be much obliged! —Luis (talk) 23:10, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@LuisVilla: The page you've linked has a pdf copy of the full paper. I don't know why you're not seeing it – there doesn't appear to be a paywall. If you still can't access it, wikimail me and I'll send it to you. —Bruce1eetalk 06:13, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Bruce1ee: Here, I see (among other things) a link to a paid download and text saying "[y]ou are eligible for a free download if you are ... a resident of nearly any developing country or transition economy." Sounds like as a South African you're seeing something different than I am. I'll wikimail separately.—Luis (talk) 14:11, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@LuisVilla: I've sent the paper. —Bruce1eetalk 14:23, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Need 1 chapter from "Astronomy Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Astronomy"[edit]

Keith Snedegar, Astronomical practices in Africa south of the Sahara, pp 455-474 in: Astronomy Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Astronomy Helaine Selin, Springer Science & Business Media, 06.12.2012 (incomplete on google.books)

I would highly appreciate if someone can get me a copy or pdf of that chapter. I work on swwiki on the astronomy articles. I try to find out, how the Swahili sailors got to know the modern age constellations for some of which they had a local terminology. Else they used traditional Arab terminology. --Kipala (talk) 11:49, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Kipala, I have the chapter. Shoot me an email and I'll send it over. --Usernameunique (talk) 12:03, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Kasser 1960 from Geofisica Pura e Applicata[edit]

Kasser, P. 1960. Ein leichter thermischer Eisbohrer als Hilfsgerät zur Installation von Ablationsstangen auf Gletschern. Geofisica Pura e Applicata, Vol. 45, No. I, pp. 97- 114.

There's a pay-walled version at Springer.

For History of scientific ice drilling. Thanks -- Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 23:09, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Christie, email me and I'll send you the pdf. --Usernameunique (talk) 23:13, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Email sent. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 23:14, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
And paper received. Thank you! Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 23:29, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Muhammad Mahmood Alam[edit]

((Resolved)) * Polmar, Norman; Bell, Dana (2003). One hundred years of world military aircraft. Naval Institute Press. pp. 350–356. ISBN 978-1-59114-686-5.  Doing... --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 23:23, 24 September 2017 (UTC) * Haider, Sayed Sajad (2009). Flight of the Falcon - Demolishing myths of Indo-Pak wars 1965 & 1971 (revised ed.). Vanguard Books. ISBN 9789694025261. — Unfortunately there's no preview on Google Books so I can't find page numbers. This RBTH article has some relevant quotes ("very unprofessional", "It is tactically and mathematically very difficult to resurrect the incident in which all five Hunters in a hard turn were claimed to have been shot down in a 270-degree turn in 23 seconds", "Logically, since the five were claimed to have been shot down in 23 seconds, then they should all have crashed in close proximity. The conjecture that all the rest could have crashed after 8-9 minutes of flying is superfluous and unworthy of the official PAF history") which might help locate pages in the book that discuss Alam's claims. Thanks, —MBlaze Lightning T 08:29, 16 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  • MBlaze Lightning, I have a scan of the index of Flight of the Falcon. (Hopefully will get the table of contents as well, that was supposed to come through but hasn't yet.) If that would help send me an email and I'll pass it on, so you can give it a look and then suggest specific page numbers. --Usernameunique (talk) 19:36, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@MBlaze Lightning: I am looking at Polmar and of the pamge range you mentioned, only page 354 briefly talks about Muhammad Mahmood Alam, which is already quoted in the article. The rest of the page range talks about the planes involved in the cold war. Do you still require these pages? --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 23:19, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

NYT on Khachaturian[edit]

((resolved))--Երևանցի talk 10:48, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

--Երևանցի talk 21:13, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Երևանցի: sent. --Worldbruce (talk) 22:04, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! --Երևանցի talk 10:48, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Two Russian books[edit]

((resolved))--Երևանցի talk 18:14, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Antonov, V. V.; Kobak, Aleksandr B. (2003). Святыни Санкт-Петербурга: христианская историко-церковная энциклопедия (in Russian). Liki Rossii. p. 380. В здании находился штаб ПВО, а после войны - мастерская декораций театра музыкальной комедии.
  2. Многонациональный Петербург: история, религии, народы (in Russian). Iskusstvo–SPB. 2002. p. 232. ISBN 9785210015495. Екатерины служила мастерской, где создавались декорации для Театра музыкальной комедии. Лишь в августе 1992 г. церковь была возвращена армянской общине, а в марте 1993 г. состоялось первое богослужение...

Both were digitized by the University of Michigan. So if anyone has access, please send me those pages. Thanks. --Երևանցի talk 09:05, 11 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Országos Széchenyi Könyvtár has a record for what may be an earlier edition of the first book, from 1994-1996, three volumes. (Note that library entries in Hungary use ISO 9 transcription for Russian language titles and names.)
Svâtyni Sankt-Peterburga : istoriko-cerkovnaâ ènciklopediâ v treh tomah / V. V. Antonov, A. V. Kobak
Sadly the book is not available for reading. The number of pages in the three volumes are 287, 324, 390. Do you know the volume number and page number to copy from that? If so, ping me (because I might not be watching this page) and I'll ask them if they can photocopy it. – b_jonas 14:38, 11 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I can get a circulating copy of the book, which is likely easier, so  Doing... ~ Rob13Talk 18:27, 11 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

July 2017

Need an article--more Boniface[edit]

Hey--can y'all help me get this, I, Deug-Su (2002). "Lioba-dilecta Bonifatii. Eine Liebesgeschichte im 8. Jahrhundert?" Medieval English Studies 10(2): 29-80. In addition, I'm wondering if anyone can figure out what the relation is between that and this, I, Deug-Su (2001). "Lioba-dilecta Bonifatii: Die Eloquenz des Schweigens in lateinischen Quellen des Mittelalters." Jahrbuch für internationale Germanistik 33(2): 189-219. I have that, and it seems very much the same, and oddly enough the printout has the same subtitle as the aforementioned article. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 16:21, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Drmies, it's available here. --Usernameunique (talk) 16:55, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Usernameunique, here's the fun thing: that's what I have but ILL delivered it to me with a cover page that identified it as published in the Jahrbuch! Drmies (talk) 17:49, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Drmies, yes, that's odd. It seems to have been published twice, once in Germany and once in Korea, but the reason for doing so is unclear. It's also available in its original paginated format by searching here. Maybe there's some relevant information somewhere on that website, but most of it is in Korean. --Usernameunique (talk) 18:20, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ha, same problem I had at work: it's unsafe for Firefox or something like that. Thanks!

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Luffy[edit]

If anyone could find an interview with Eiichiro Oda involving One Piece and the article linked, that would be great. Please ping me for a response. --1989 01:10, 23 July 2017 (UTC) ((resolved))[reply]

Venad: Its Early History[edit]

((Resolved)) Does anyone have access to K.K.Ramachandran Nair's journal article Venad: Its Early History (March 1987), specifically pages 24-29? It'll be useful for the article Ravivarman Kulashekhara.

It's hard to find online -- only snippets can be seen on Google Books. Hathi Trust Digital Library has a limited search, based on an original from University of California. -- utcursch | talk 16:22, 2 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Utcursch, got it. Email me and I'll send it on. --Usernameunique (talk) 05:25, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Utcursch, just sent in two parts (email 1: pp. 1–16; email 2: pp. 17–34). --Usernameunique (talk) 18:18, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Usernameunique: Thanks a lot! It's amazing that you actually found this! utcursch | talk 18:31, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Utcursch, no problem! Got it via ILL; looks like it was in the University of Hawaii's collection. Some libraries closer by also have the journal, but not as far back as 1987. --Usernameunique (talk) 18:35, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Pages from Paralympic Legacies[edit]

((resolved))

I am currently writing a draft on Dena Coward and I would like to request the following chapter to help expand my draft:

--MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 03:29, 7 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

MrLinkinPark333, got it. Email me and I'll send it on. --Usernameunique (talk) 18:22, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Recieved. Many thanks. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 22:01, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dallas Morning News articles[edit]

((stale)) Dallas Public Library customers have free access to the Dallas Morning News archive here. Articles: Cavalry Group Officers to be Sworn in Tuesday, 11 March 1947 Reservists Head for Camps, Ships, 6 June 1948 Reserve Roster Filled By 10,000 Hereabouts, 15 June 1947 War Veteran Asks Election to Congress, 23 May 1948
300th Armored Cavalry Regiment --Kges1901 (talk) 09:09, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Attention Wikipedians in Dallas: (BaronNishi—Mahlawat—Mbrstooge—SwisterTwister) Can any of you Texans help a fellow editor by emailing him these four newspaper articles to improve 300th Armored Cavalry Regiment? If you have a public library card you should be able to access them free through here. --Worldbruce (talk) 16:29, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Kges1901: Do you have page numbers/authors for these? ~ Rob13Talk 18:28, 20 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@BU Rob13: No, but snippets of the clippings can be found when searching "300th Cavalry Group" here. Kges1901 (talk) 19:35, 20 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Ok. Without page numbers, I can't ask for these as scan and deliver via interlibrary loan, unfortunately. A search will need to be done on microfilm (if we can obtain microfilm). I'll try that via interlibrary loan, but chances of success are probably on the low side. ~ Rob13Talk 20:40, 20 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Homophonic Hamlet (Taylor & Francis)[edit]

In order to better understand (and get our readers to understand) the pronunciation of Early Modern English, I'd like to acquire Cameron Hunt's "Homophonic Hamlet", (2009) The Explicator, v67 n3 p. 209-212 doi:10.3200/EXPL.67.3.209-212, which describes homophones in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Thanks! --Wolfdog (talk) 19:56, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wolfdog, Email me and I'll send it over. --Usernameunique (talk) 22:17, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Pages in Southern Writers: A Biographical Dictionary[edit]

Hello. In order to improve Richmond C. Beatty, could someone please send me a PDF or scans of:

Please ping me when you have them. Thanks!Zigzig20s (talk) 15:23, 23 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Zigzig20s, just emailed you the pages. --Usernameunique (talk) 18:59, 23 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you!Zigzig20s (talk) 19:09, 23 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Does anyone subscribe to Billboard? I need to know some boxscore data for a tour article.[edit]

Please ping me here or post on my user talk. Thanks.  — Calvin999 18:56, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Calvin999, there is some access to Billboard through online databases; what do you need? John M Baker (talk) 14:26, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you John M Baker. I was looking for Leg 2 of the All I Want for Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy and Festivity concerts. And also for the I Am Tour (Leona Lewis) please. I have others too but this would do for the time being.  — Calvin999 19:11, 11 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Calvin999, not sure exactly what you're looking for. Is there a part of the Billboard website you can point to that has the "boxscore" data that you're trying to access? --Usernameunique (talk) 19:01, 23 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Calvin999, I still don't know what you mean. What part of the website contains this information? Can you include a link to the portion of the website that paywalls you? --Usernameunique (talk) 13:22, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Usernameunique I'm afraid I don't know what you mean either. Billboard Boxscore updates publically every week with the latest grosses, and the previous week becomes no longer visible. I posted here and many other places asking if anyone subscribes to Billboard so they could look up grosses from tours from a couple of years ago and subscribers can look at archives. Many people pinged back saying yes they do subscribe and they supplied me with the info I was looking for. 13:38, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks Calvin999, that clears it up. I didn't know that "Billboard Boxscore" was it's own separate part of the website. If you have everything that you need, let's mark this as ((resolved)). --Usernameunique (talk) 14:24, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

((resolved))

Matthee, Floor, Clawson (2013) The Monetary History of Iran: From the Safavids to the Qajars[edit]

--LouisAragon (talk) 11:36, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@LouisAragon: sent. --Worldbruce (talk) 02:44, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@LouisAragon: I was wondering if you got to look at your requested pages. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 17:12, 18 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
((resolved)) Marking as resolved. Material was sent, and LouisAragon has not responded despite a ping here and a talk page notification. --Usernameunique (talk) 17:05, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, yeah, I received everything! Thanks alot Worldbruce, and thanks Usernameunique for having taken the courtesy to mark it as resolved. All the best, - LouisAragon (talk) 17:08, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Newspaperarchive.com - Oakland Tribune 1926[edit]

Does anyone have access to Newspaperarchive? I need access to this article in the Oakland Tribune from March 11, 1926 [5] in order to improve the articles J. Herbert Frank and List of deaths from drug overdose and intoxication. --Freikorp (talk) 10:45, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Freikorp: I've created a clip here of the article. You should have access to it. —Bruce1eetalk 11:41, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Bruce1ee, that's a big help! :) Freikorp (talk) 11:58, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Need an article from the Oxford DNB...[edit]

Anglo-Norman alert (Ealdgyth?)--I need this. Pretty please? Drmies (talk) 15:21, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Drmies, just emailed you with it. --Usernameunique (talk) 16:03, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Mount Greylock[edit]

I would like to work on cleaning up the sourcing of Mount_Greylock. I have a vague recollection that someone once told me Wikipedia has the ability to provide free access to newspapers.com which I think would be helpful in working on this. I also work on cleaning up references to other articles of this is not just a one-off request. Is my vague recollection correct? --S Philbrick(Talk) 15:33, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Sphilbrick: Sign up for newspapers.com access at the new Library Card platform. --Worldbruce (talk) 15:50, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Sphilbrick, while you wait for access, I am happy to clip any particular articles that you pick out. --Usernameunique (talk) 15:57, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the kind offer. My specific project is not very time sensitive and I do have a number of other things on my plate so I'm happy to wait for access. If that takes longer than I expect or I find myself with a burning desire to work on my specific project, I'll come back to you.--S Philbrick(Talk) 16:33, 24 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Ross Bagdasarian[edit]

((resolved))

--Երևանցի talk 07:14, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Երևանցի: The link you posted is to the full text, despite the "subscribe and see the full article" tease-box. The whole thing is only 153 words in three paragraphs, ending with "director of 'The Alvin Show' on CBS-TV". --Worldbruce (talk) 14:54, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Right. Thank you! --Երևանցի talk 08:41, 25 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

'Pioneer of the Dutch Film Poster: Dolly Rudeman 1902-1980' by Paul van Yperen[edit]

((resolved)) A link is here. I'm working on an English article for Dolly Rudman (it's here, in a very embryonic state! -which also demonstrates the paucity of sources in English general.) There's an article on the nl.wiki, but the machine translation is v poor. Any help appreciated :) --O Fortuna!...Imperatrix mundi. 17:41, 15 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: What part of this book do you need? Note that we can't handle full book scans. We could send you a table of contents and allow you to choose where to go from there. ~ Rob13Talk 19:32, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, thanks very much BU Rob13, got that- well. I don't really know; since it's something I have zero-knowledge on, I was thinking just a few pages covering relevant periods- early years, major works, later years. Something like that. Se, the article is never going to be much more than start class (by me anyway!) but it would be good to flesh it out a bit. How easy is it for you/s? O Fortuna!...Imperatrix mundi. 19:35, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: This book appears to be exceedingly rare. See WorldCat. The only two copies in the United States are in a university in New York (where it's part of a special collection - unlikely to be eligible for interlibrary loan) and a research institute in Los Angeles (unlikely to engage in interlibrary loan at all). I happen to be likely to travel close to one of those areas in the somewhat near future, so I'll see what I can do. This one will likely take a while, though. It could be as far away as summer before I manage it. ~ Rob13Talk 19:41, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much BU Rob13, that's very kind- but please don't bother. If it's as rare as that- WP:RSN probably? In any case, no point in going to that much trouble for something like this. Does Drmies do translations I wonder ;) *scratch chin* O Fortuna!...ImpFortuna Imperatrix Mundieratrix mundi. 19:56, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Not right now, but remind me tomorrow or this weekend. Drmies (talk) 22:57, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: Its definitely a reliable source. The reason it's so rare is that it was produced only to accompany one specific exhibition as a sort of extended program in a sense, from what I can tell. When the exhibition was finished, most copies were probably lost or destroyed. It doesn't appear it was ever publicly made available, so libraries didn't have a chance to grab it unless donated (as in the case of Binghamton). Certainly an interesting history attached to this item. ~ Rob13Talk 01:32, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
A couple of libraries in Chicago have the Dutch version. The entire book's only 71 pages including illustration, so maybe the biography section is a manageable length for copying/translation. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 02:35, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Oops, forgot the Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi part. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 03:48, 19 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@BlackcurrantTea: thanks very much for the information. That errainly sounds more manageable than I expected- but it could still be a helluva translation project! Which I wouldn't expect anyone to undertake; the .nl article is one thing- <250 words- but that could be something else :o Thanks again though! O Fortuna!...Imperatrix mundi. 14:03, 19 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
It's the weekend- is Drmies still around...?  ;) — O Fortuna! Imperatrix mundi. 17:24, 24 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • (outdent a bit) Look at your draft. I did a thing or two. That one source, Groot, has everything you need for a stub. Drmies (talk) 17:59, 24 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Great stuff! Thanks very much Drmies, I'll have a go at that then. Much appreciated. — O Fortuna! Imperatrix mundi. 18:08, 24 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Absolutely. I may get back to this later today--translating/paraphrasing that bit from that book is no big chore, and I'm going to leave the cleanup to you. :) Drmies (talk) 18:12, 24 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Noting for the record that this is still being looked into. Please do not archive. ~ Rob13Talk 21:57, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Currently working on this. ~ Rob13Talk 23:15, 1 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: Sadly, not going to be able to do this one after all. The university I thought I could get access at holds this in their rare books section which has all sorts of restrictions on scanning texts. Sorry! ~ Rob13Talk 05:26, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@BU Rob13: No problem. Thanks for trying- and more to the point, not forgetting! (unlike me). That's a common stumbling block of course, and one I'm somewhat surprised you don't encounter more often with all the esoterica you get asked for here  :) Take care, and thanks again. (Pinging Drmies (for the second time today, apologies) for 'closure' on this). — O Fortuna semper crescis, aut decrescis 11:08, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
User:Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi, I've asked a Dutch connection. Drmies (talk) 20:55, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: I have taken the freedom to import your "embryonic" article. Before realizing that ther are already articles in the English, Dutch and Indonesian Wikipedia. If you are still interested in the book, send me a wikimail. I'm just scanning the relevant parts of the book, and hope to finish within reasonable time. --Cimbail (talk) 09:55, 6 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: Yes Sent - If you need some of the posters as a high-quality JPG, just ask. I bought the book, but don't care about preparing pictures. We have no 'fair use' provision in German copyright law, and I could neither use it for Commons nor for the German Wikipedia within the next 30+ years. Have a nice day, --Cimbail (talk) 13:59, 6 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi, do you still need part of this book, or is it resolved? --Usernameunique (talk) 19:16, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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