Wikipedia:Newspapers.com

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Newspapers.com

Newspapers.com is a newspaper database in the family of companies associated with Ancestry.com. Their database includes more than 73 million pages from 3,000-plus newspapers, mostly local United States papers with some Canadian and elsewhere. (Lists: http://www.newspapers.com/papers/ and http://www.newspapers.com/browse/). It is particularly suited for Wikipedia content about the 18th, 19th and the first 3⁄4 of the 20th century in the United States and global topics affecting the United States. The collection includes some major newspapers for limited periods (i.e., 50 years of the New York Times), but mostly consists of regional papers from the 1700s onward. Very few titles go beyond the late 1980s. Free accounts through the Wikipedia Library do not include access to Newspapers.com Publisher Extra content.

As part of a pilot program with Wikipedia Library, they generously offered the use of 100 accounts to their database of American newspapers. Due to the success of the program and the large number of requests from users, they have since increased the number of accounts available to 400.

Userbox

Add {{Wikipedia:Newspapers.com/Userbox}} to your userboxes! This helps us share our project with other experienced users.

NEWSThis user has access to Newspapers.com through The Wikipedia Library.

Example citation

<ref> {{cite news|title=Obituary Notes: Charles Wingate |url=http://www.newspapers.com/clip/141558/the_new_york_timesnew_york_new/|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 2, 1909|page=9|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = July 21, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref>

• "Obituary Notes: Charles Wingate". The New York Times. September 2, 1909. p. 9. Retrieved July 21, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

Using the Open Access "Clipping" function

Both Newspapers.com and The Wikipedia Library would prefer that articles citing Newspapers.com link to clippings. Clippings allow Newspapers.com subscriber-editors to identify particular articles, extract them from the original full sheet newspaper and share them through unique URLs. Thus readers who click on a Newspapers.com Clipping link will be able to access that particular article, and the full page of the paper if they come from the clipping, without needing to subscribe to Newspapers.com. Clippings can be deleted by the user who created the clipping, but otherwise remain permanently open access, even when user accounts expire. For more information about how to use clippings, follow this link.

Approved

Wikipedia:TWL/Expect This section is for approved accounts for coordination purposes. If you would like to apply for access, please do so at the apply section below. /Archive

Apply

Add yourself at the bottom of the list with a line starting with #{{user8|USERNAME|Project=code}} (eg. {{user8|Example|Project=en}}) followed by an explanation of why you believe the access would be beneficial to you. It is a good idea to include in your application text: your depth of experience with Wikipedia and other WM projects, your editing areas benefited by access to Newspapers.com, and examples of your commitment to content creation. See also /Not accepted

1. Atlantic306 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email)) Hi, would use this resource for finding sources for articles under prod or AFD to try to save some of them. Atlantic306 (talk) 02:47, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

   Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 12:06, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

2. ArmstrongJulian (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) After a hiatus I'm returning to content creation on Wikipedia, I usually focus on basketball articles related to Italy, I've worked on a number of American players from the 1970's (for example Chuck Jura, Warren Isaac) with newspapers.com containing a number of sources (often the only ones available) to help flesh out the articles. ArmstrongJulian (talk) 10:25, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

   Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 12:06, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

3. Maile66 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I do a lot of article reviews, and more and more I find nominators are using this service. It would help me to see what they are using as a source, as well as help me in my content creation. — Maile (talk) 23:11, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

   Approved Expect a Wikipedia user email soon. HazelAB (talk) 18:17, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

   HazelAB There is a problem. I can click on my account, so it shows me I'm signed in. I can change my account settings. It lets me search. Then it tells me I don't have a subscription to view the results. It wants me to click on "Free Trial offer" instead. — Maile (talk) 18:58, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

   @Maile66: It is a two-step process. Now that you have registered at Newspapers.com and filled in the Google form I will contact Customer Support at Newspapers.com and they will upgrade your account to full access. This should happen quickly but may take a few days. Once your account has been upgraded, you will have access for one year. By the way NewspaperArchive.com has similar registration system so there will be a short wait for that one too. HazelAB (talk) 19:12, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

   Thank you. I guess I jumped ahead there. — Maile (talk) 19:13, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

4. Leschnei (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) I have been doing a lot of copyediting and trying to add sources to unreferenced articles. Several searches have linked to Newspapers.com, so it would be very useful to have access. Leschnei (talk) 23:41, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

Account renewal

This section is for users who already have accounts and who wish a one-year renewal. Account holders will be contacted about one month before their accounts are due to expire. If you want to renew your account, please add your username at the bottom of the list in this format: #{{user8|USERNAME|Project=code}} (e.g., {{user8|Example|Project=en}})

See also /Previous renewals

1. Cirt (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) — Cirt (talk) 20:08, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

   To be renewed in October. HazelAB (talk) 15:11, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

2. Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Vital resource for things like clubs and hotels of years gone by.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:49, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

   To be renewed in August. HazelAB (talk) 17:57, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

3. Clarityfiend (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Clarityfiend (talk) 22:02, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

   To be renewed in September. HazelAB (talk) 14:09, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

4. Supercarwaar (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) (also active on Dutch Wikipedia) User:Supercarwaar/signature 10:59, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
5. Tyrol5 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Excellent resource. Thank you in advance. Tyrol5 [Talk] 23:14, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
6. We hope (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Please renew as it would be hard to work without this! We hope (talk) 16:43, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
7. Rschen7754 (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) Rschen7754 20:01, 17 July 2016 (UTC)