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Volunteers who will locate and send articles for you and are willing to be contacted to handle complex queries or answer questions

phoebe -- can access most research databases, verify citations, explain journal abbreviations, help with research techniques and interlibrary loan. I can also help you figure out where to get it if I can't get it myself. Please leave a message on my talk page or send wikipedia email.
German Wikipedians have access to loads of German, Austrian and Swiss libraries and are often willing to fulfill requests. --Flominator (talk) 13:03, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
Someguy1221 (talk) I have access to most english-language scientific journals, as well as JSTOR. Feel free to email me a specific request, and I'll email you back a PDF if I can find one. Someguy1221 (talk) 04:18, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Doc Taxon, feel free to inquire on this talk page about Your requests. I have access to many databases, mostly free to German National Licenses. But I also consult books, magazines and newspapers for You, to help the Wikipedia growing on. Doc Taxon (talk) 15:39, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
Tom Morris (talk) has got JSTOR, plenty of other databases and access to libraries in London including the University of London library. –Tom Morris (talk) 23:09, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
GabrielF I have access to the Harvard University Libraries and to the Boston Public Library. I am usually able to scan resources from most Harvard libraries within a few days with the exception of the medical library which is in another part of town and requires a special trip. GabrielF (talk) 16:47, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Miyagawa I'm a reader at the British Library and am usually in their reading room at least once a month. I also have accept to the Times Archives and most recent British newspapers after the early 90s. Miyagawa (talk) 19:50, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
Johnbod I have most of the books listed on my user page (at S. 8 "refs"), mainly on art and art history, and can help with simple requests for information and references, but please be very specific in making requests. Johnbod (talk) 13:46, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
OhanaUnited - I have access to JSTOR, Elsevier, and lots of other journals through University of Toronto library. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 23:56, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
Filip em At work I have access to Springer journals, I can also scan articles or book chapters from the National Library of Poland [1]. Filip em (talk) 19:59, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
Ocaasi--Setting up The Wikipedia Library. Have access to HighBeam and Credo, soon added to that list Questia and JSTOR. Ocaasi ^{t | c} 01:44, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
Senra Access to on-line databases provided via Cambridgeshire and Lancashire library cards. I am able to scan real books at Ely Library --Senra (talk) 22:50, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
Newyorkadam- I have access to ProQuest, JSTOR, ProQuest Historical Newspapers, Gale - Student Resources, eLibrary, CultureGrams, ABC-CLIO, Britannica Online, Questia, Brain Pop Español, World Book Online, Booklist Online, Brain Pop, PA & Access PA Digital Repository, Atomic Learning, and PA POWER Library! Phew... -Newyorkadam (talk) 00:26, 20 January 2014 (UTC)Newyorkadam
ZellFaze Have access to HighBeam and am willing to check resources my local library has access to (don't have list at the moment as they are only accessible in the library itself). And willing to do some deep Googling as well. Zell Faze (talk) 02:07, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
Berganus - Brazilian sources (books, magazines and newspapers). Please leave a message on my talk page in Portuguese Wikipedia. Berganus (talk) 23:55, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Masssly - I have access to HighBeam, PastMasters, JStor and University of Ghana Archives. Just leave a list of what you want on my talk page or you can email me directly. I'm also good at finding references using Google, let me know your area of interest I could be of help.—Sadat (Masssly)❤Talk☮C☺Email☯ 22:15, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
Kingturtle - I have access to most U.S. peer-reviewed journals. Kingturtle = (talk) 14:07, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
CFCF 🍌 (email) I have access to a very large number of medical articles and e-books from all around the world and in many languages. I also have full access to a number of physical university libraries. If you need something scanned I will help out best I can but it might take a while. Feel free to mail me!
Kharkiv07 I have access to a large amount of academic resources, mostly American and legal and history based. That being said, I'm able to pull a large amount of other subjects. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page or e-mail me. Kharkiv07 (T) 18:12, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
MrLinkinPark333 - I am a research coordinator. I have access to JSTOR and Gale via my library and also many other resources via The Wikipedia Library. Please see my userpage for what I've access to. Also, if you need something scanned from the Toronto Reference Library, ping me in the request. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 20:33, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
Alexmar983 - I have access to all main databases, a network of contact around the world in important research centres such as MIT, CNRS or ESA and I have a good archive of scanned pdfs of scientific books.--Alexmar983 (talk) 05:48, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
Rob (BU Rob13) - I have access through my university to most of the "typical" databases (JSTOR, ProQuest, Gale, etc) and access to most US peer-reviewed journals. My university has an extensive collection of rare books, so I may be able to help with more difficult requests. ~ Rob^Talk 06:13, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
FourViolas - Harvard's resources: world-class book collection, and pretty good online journal article access. Search here to see if I can help. Willing to scan short selections. Delay may be several days to weeks during busy times of the school year. FourViolas (talk) 13:40, 6 August 2016 (UTC)
AFBorchert — I have access to the archives of the New York Times, Irish Times, and The Times. --AFBorchert (talk) 14:53, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
HalfGig — I have access to JSTOR. HalfGig talk 00:24, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

Shared sources: Editors post sources they are willing to share access to at the shared resources page

New requests[edit]

September 2016[edit]

Sources to take Where in North Dakota Is Carmen Sandiego? to next level.[edit]

@Phoebe, Doc Taxon, Someguy1221, Tom Morris, GabrielF, Miyagawa, OhanaUnited, Newyorkadam, MrLinkinPark333, FourViolas, Czar, PresN, and Masem: Are you able to get me access to this source?--Coin945 (talk) 09:16, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

"States Get Tailor-Made Geography Software" (September 1, 1992).

@Coin945: The only one I can find is the Proquest one, but my library and school do not have access to it. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 11:55, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

@Coin945: I can only find the first, too, and with worse news: I do have access to the ProQuest, but apparently due to some technical glitch the supposed "full text PDF" only contains a small truncated chunk of the first page. No useful information. Sorry, wish I could help. FourViolas (talk) 04:47, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

@Coin945:

Sent first. --Worldbruce (talk) 07:44, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

The above source hasn't been sent yet. The first Worldbruce is referring to is the Proquest one i located and couldn't access. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 01:11, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Doing... ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 23:18, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Still pending, no ETA yet. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 01:54, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

November 2016[edit]

2014-2016 Kerrang! article on The Used[edit]

Hello. I am looking for a Kerrang! article with an interview with either Bert McCracken or The Used about their music video for Cry on or after January 27, 2014. I've found this interview referenced here with the quote "With the 'Cry' video, we were trying to create an atmosphere stripped down to have intentions,". This source is for the creation of Cry (The Used song), which I'm currently working on in my userspace. Thanks! --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 04:35, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

There is a good chance it's from the October 2014 lyrics issue. K!1539 – Inside The Lyrics: Rock’s Stars On The Stories Behind The Songs Let me see if I can track it down. - NQ (talk) 21:23, 7 November 2016 (UTC) not in there- NQ (talk) 22:13, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

@NQ: I've located another issue where songs lyrics are being talked about. Maybe it's in there? Else there's other issues the band are referenced here, but I'm not sure about the likelihood of the info being there. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 05:48, 3 December 2016 (UTC)

Hey! I remember going though all the issues listed here, but couldn’t find anything related. I don’t have access to them now but will keep an eye out. - NQ (talk) 18:46, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

December 2016[edit]

Three paywalled articles re: King Kong[edit]

I need three paywalled/offline articles about Mr. Carmen Nigro, who controversially claimed to have played King Kong in that classic 1933 film.

~~"King Kong is alive and well and living in Chicago", Corpus Christi Caller Times, p. 28, 12 March 1976. (Newspapers.com)~~
"Hollywood Apeman", The Santa Fe Magazine, pp. 23-32, Vol 63, 1969. (Preview only via Google Books)
Ex Railman fondly recalls his King Kong role in films Labor, p. 47, Vol 52-53, 1970. (Google Books preview)

Thanks in advance. Muzilon (talk) 10:10, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

@Muzilon: Sent Corpus Christi Caller Times. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 20:42, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

@Muzilon: Trying to locate the Labor one. I might have access, but I'm having some real difficulty finding which source this is. Lots of stuff called "Labor". Do you have any information about the source? ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 08:58, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

@BU Rob13: I think the Labor in question was a transport-union journal published in Washington. See Hathi Trust. Muzilon (talk) 09:22, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

@Muzilon: Currently taking a stab at this, but it will be a toss-up. The page numbers are suspect (Google Books gets it wrong sometime) and this is primarily available via microform, which is less likely to be lent on interlibrary loan. We'll see how it goes. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 02:40, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for your efforts, Rob13! Muzilon (talk) 05:14, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Still attempting. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 06:03, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Ignaz Kolisch: The Life and Chess Career[edit]

I am writing about a chess problemist Konrad Bayer (1828–1897) and it would be great to have his picture. There was one published in the book Ignaz Kolisch: The Life and Chess Career, page 9 (print ISBN: 978-0-7864-9690-7, ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-1801-2), but the sign which is a part of the picture (just next to his right hand) and which is probably the name of the picture's author, is illegible, and so it cannot be decided, whether the picture is free to use. Can anyone find a copy of the book where the name of the picture's author would be legible? Thanks. --Jan Kameníček (talk) 02:13, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

@Jan.Kamenicek: The legend underneath the picture says its from Schachzeitung 1865, page 288, (volume 20) which can be found here. It's not legible either, but perhaps another copy of the original image could be more helpful. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 03:17, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

@MrLinkinPark333: Thanks very much! It seems that the author's autograph is given not only in the picture but also beneath it in the 1865 Schachzeitung publication that you have linked here, where it is clearly visible, but the handwriting is illegible :-( --Jan Kameníček (talk) 13:52, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

@Jan.Kamenicek: Why exactly do you need to know who the author is? Everything published on or before 1865 would be public domain in the United States. That's not sufficient for upload to Commons, but it is for upload to the English Wikipedia. Just upload and mark with {{PD-1923}} and {{Do not move to Commons}}. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 02:45, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

I asked here because I hoped somebody could help me here, although I need it for Czech Wikipedia, which uses only pictures from Commons. But thanks for the advice, if the picture is not accepted on Commons, I will upload it to English Wikipedia, since I am plannig to translate the Czech article into English as well. --Jan Kameníček (talk) 13:06, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

ProQuest History Vault[edit]

Does anyone have access to [2]?--Antemister (talk) 15:57, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

@Antemister: Can you provide an example of a source that you need out of there? ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 05:28, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

@BU Rob13: It is that "Survey of Tibet" linked on start page there. Do you have access to it?--Antemister (talk) 09:56, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

I do not, no. The University of Chicago has it if anyone has access there. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 15:39, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

Images of Mrs. Moffat's Shoo-Fly Powders for Drunkenness, an early-20th century patent medicine[edit]

Requesting someone attempt to find an advertisement and/or packaging photo, if there is one, in one or more of the large newspaper resources, for the old patent medicine named "Mrs. Moffat's Shoo-Fly Powders for Drunkenness".

Depending on status, it is my hope that an ad for same might be of value to the article United States v. 11 1/4 Dozen Packages of Articles Labeled in Part Mrs. Moffat's Shoo-Fly Powders for Drunkenness . I have already consulted the patent medicine collections of the handful of museums that appear to have such collections (e.g., the Smithsonian, Brown University) and have come up empty.

Possible hits at newspapers.com, but I don't have access there. --joe decker ^talk 01:52, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Joe decker, I didn't see anything at Newspapers.com or NewspaperArchive, but if you have more information concerning the possible Newspapers.com hits, I'll check them out. John M Baker (talk) 16:51, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Nah, what I saw was more or less search hits which may have been non-image, etc. I would be curious (even though this is a bit outside the original request) to see anything from "The Akron Beacon Journal / Tuesday, February 7, 1939 - Page 19", the snippet of it which is the only search result from [3] for me might or might not be related to legal action and might have some color, but I'm sure it's not an image. Thanks for your assistance in any case! --joe decker ^talk 18:33, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Joe decker, I don't have access to that particular newspaper, but it appears to be from a Walter Winchell on Broadway column that ran that day in multiple newspapers. The relevant passage reads in full: "The real name of a Mickey Finn (in drug-stores) is "Mrs. Moffet's [sic] Shoo-Fly Powders.""

Of possibly greater interest, the L.A. Times had a story on Feb. 15, 1940, about a drugstore owner and clerk who were convicted of selling poisons without proper labels because they sold "Mrs. Moffatt's [sic] Shoo-fly Powders." If you'll email me, I'll reply with a PDF. John M Baker (talk) 18:53, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Will do, thanks! --joe decker ^talk 20:32, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Joe decker, the PDF of the LA Times article has been sent.

The powders apparently were sold to drugstores, so probably would not have been advertised to the general public. As the Walter Winchell item shows, very few people had heard of the product. In addition, note that the powders apparently were a Mickey Finn (as indicated by both the Walter Winchell item and the LA Times article) rather than a patent medicine. I don't know if there were trade publications for drugstores in the 1880 - 1940 period, but that would probably be your best bet for finding any advertisements that may exist. John M Baker (talk) 20:48, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Got it, thank you! Indeed, I'll keep looking as you suggest, it's too fun a subject to not keep pushing at. :) --joe decker ^talk 21:38, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Joe decker, I've also sent you a copy of the Winchell column, since it shows that the name of the product was little known and is further evidence that it was a Mickey Finn, not a patent medicine. Apparently the name (Mrs. Moffat's Shoo-Fly Powders for Drunkenness) was intended to convey that it was an effective way to get rid of drunks. Newspapers.com has some other references to "shoo-fly powders" that contained tartar emetic, probably a reference to this product, although they do not mention Mrs. Moffat. No wonder the seller was able to allege an absence of complaints, since the person who dispensed the Mickey Finn didn't care and the unfortunate recipient would not know the source. John M Baker (talk) 23:00, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Joe Decker, I found one: U.S. Patent Office Trademark Application. Small and blurry, but it might put you on the path to finding a better copy. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 15:21, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, cool find! (And I still need to add the material from John as well, I've gotten caught up in things here for a few days). --joe decker ^talk 15:41, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Need access to on-line style guide or guides[edit]

I am an assistant coordinator with the Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors. I have made over 21,000 edits (almost 22,000). Sometimes I would like to consult a style guide, but I cannot afford a year's subscription to one of the major style guides. Is there any chance of getting free access to one or more recognized style guides such as the Chicago Manual of Style [4], the Oxford University 05 House Style guide [5], or the AMA Oxford University Press Manual of Style [6] – Corinne (talk) 02:08, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Corinne, the U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual is available online. John M Baker (talk) 16:53, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

O.K. Thank you. – Corinne (talk) 00:18, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

Corinne, you may also find these useful: UNESCO Style Guide (pdf), Wiley-Blackwell House Style Guide (pdf), BBC News Style Guide, Guardian and Observer Style Guide. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 14:47, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! – Corinne (talk) 16:28, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Nancy Sumner: A Part-Hawaiian High Chiefess, 1839–1895[edit]

For use on Elizabeth Keawepoʻoʻole Sumner:

Topolinski, John Renken Kahaʻi (1975). Nancy Sumner: A Part-Hawaiian High Chiefess, 1839–1895. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. OCLC 16326376.

--KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:03, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

WorldCat indicates this one will be tough. Anyone have access at an institution in Hawaii? ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 02:14, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Attempting. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 06:03, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Actually you can just archive this one. I was hoping for an online version and will need the entire thing. I'm seen the source before but I have no idea where in the text contains info about Elizabeth's domestic conflict with her sister Nancy. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 06:41, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

@KAVEBEAR: I've already asked for it through Interlibrary loan and it's somewhat a pain to cancel those, so I might as well see if they find a copy and (if so) whether the index is useful for finding what you need. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 06:51, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Ok thanks.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 06:53, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Article in The Times from 2011[edit]

Could someone please send me a PDF of:

Tsang, Linda (March 15, 2011). "Downtime: Stuart Popham". The Times. Retrieved 28 January 2017.

Please ping me when you have it. Thank you.Zigzig20s (talk) 00:25, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

I can't find it on Ebsco/Gale so it might be an online only article that requires a Times subscription to access. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 01:42, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Not in any of the databases I have access to with Times. I believe it is online-only as MrLinkinPark333 said. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 01:55, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Surinamese Javanese[edit]

For nl:Javaanse Surinamers and its companion article nl:Surinaams-Javaans I'm looking for the following sources:

A reference cited as "Vruggink, H. 1985. Het Surinaams Javaans: een introduktie. OSO, 1:53-62." in one of my sources.
Kofi Yakpo, The Javanese language in Suriname: Explorations in language contact and change (link tot he abstract
Sophie Villerius, Javanese in contact: the case of Surinamese Javanes — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amphicoelias (talk • contribs) 20:08, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

@Amphicoelias: The second paper appears to be a paper presented at a conference. I'm unable to find any record of it being published, at least under that title. Your best bet is probably to email the author (there's a link to do that on the abstract you linked) to ask for information about where/if this was published and a copy if it hasn't been published. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 18:03, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Same deal for the third paper, it appears. This abstract seems to indicate it was presented at a conference but possibly not published under that title. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 18:06, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

February 2017[edit]

The text of a specific Ontario court ruling[edit]

Does anyone here have access to the full text of a 1998 Ontario court ruling named R. v. Gowan? :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topfreedom_in_Canada#cite_note-9

If so, can you please send me the text of this entire court ruling? Basically, I am thinking of writing a Wikipedia article about this court ruling; however, to do this, I need to have the entire text of this court ruling beforehand. Futurist110 (talk) 07:17, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

It looks like Westlaw may have this, but my access to Westlaw does not extend to Canadian case law. Does anyone else have Westlaw access? Although I'm not convinced that the case would meet notability requirements. John M Baker (talk) 15:39, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

I might be able to check it at my local library. I haven't used it before, but I'll look into it. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 04:49, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Merci beaucoup! Also, please let me know whether or not you will actually manage to do it! Futurist110 (talk) 06:49, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Paradise of the Pacific, 1932[edit]

For Hawaii and the American Civil War

Paradise of the Pacific. 45. Honolulu: Press Publishing Co. August 1932. pp. 15–25. OCLC 6372692.

--KAVEBEAR (talk) 22:31, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

@KAVEBEAR: How confident are you in the year? I have access to a copy that lists "1909?" as the year published via Hathi Trust. Do you expect that to be a substantively similar text (or the same)? ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 23:17, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Whoops, nevermind. That's a promotional book for Hawaii, which is probably quite interesting on its own, but not what you're looking for. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 23:22, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

@BU Rob13: I need the edition with this snippet on page 20. I've used the 15 to 25 range because I don't know the range of the article or section in the magazine.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 23:25, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Attempting, but not sure how interlibrary loan will get with a partial cite. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 06:00, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Swahili astronomic terms[edit]

Hi I am working in swwiki and have done most of the astronomic entries there (category astronomy on swwiki). It looks to me that there was only one researcher who collected traditional terminology and I can not get thru to the publications. The relevance is in the fact that the existing dictionaries have taken up little of the astronomical knowledge in the culture (less than 10 astronomical names of more than 100 identified by Knappert) and some of it with mistakes (like messing up planet names). Can anybody help me? That is Jan Knappert (+2005) and his most promising works seems to be

KNAPPERT, JAN. "The Swahili Names of Stars, Planets and Constellations." In: Indian Ocean Review, The. Perth, Australia, v, 6 n. 3, September 1993.

--Kipala (talk) 08:53, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

I took out the request for "Swahili Journal", got it directly from a user. But PLEASE someone help with the Indian Ocean Review! It was published in Perth. Kipala (talk) 09:48, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

Kipala, I haven't found any online versions, but that doesn't mean they're not out there. Others searching for it may find the WorldCat record or the National Library of Australia record helpful. Good luck! BlackcurrantTea (talk) 12:05, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

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

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)

@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. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 19:32, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

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)

@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. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 19:41, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

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)

Not right now, but remind me tomorrow or this weekend. Drmies (talk) 22:57, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

@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. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 01:32, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

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)

Oops, forgot the Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi part. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 03:48, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

@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)

Andrade 1996[edit]

For use on William Pūnohu White

Andrade, Ernest (1996). Unconquerable Rebel: Robert W. Wilcox and Hawaiian Politics, 1880–1903. Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado. pp. 191–255. ISBN 978-0-87081-417-4. OCLC 247224388.

--KAVEBEAR (talk) 18:22, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Doing... --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 19:39, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

MrLinkinPark333 If is it not too much trouble can you added these chapters in? From pages 99 to 120 as well? If not that is fine. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 21:46, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

The Literature of the Fox: A Reference and Critical Guide to Anglo-Jewish Writing[edit]

Hi. This is a bit of a long shot. I recently brought our entry on Lazarus Aaronson to featured article status. Now, however, a book has been published which I believe contains a lot of new information on him. The book, titled The Literature of the Fox: A Reference and Critical Guide to Anglo-Jewish Writing, is written by William Baker and Jeanette Roberts Shumaker. It is available on Amazon.

I am interested in the chapter "Pioneers: E. O. Deutsch, B. L. Farjeon, Israel Gollancz, Leonard Merrick, and Lazarus Aaronson". It would be great if anyone with access to this chapter trough their library, could share it with me. –P. S. Burton (talk) 16:45, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

@P. S. Burton: Currently, only two libraries have it. One is the Library of Congress, and the other is a small seminary in Ohio. I expect that this will be picked up by other libraries in due time, but it was only published a week ago, so you may need to give it a bit of time. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 17:12, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

@P. S. Burton, try emailing the authors—they might be excited about your project czar 03:44, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

The Dog Burials at Achaemenid Ashkelon Revisited[edit]

I'm looking for the above-titled article from the Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University. It's on Taylor & Francis Online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/tav.2008.2008.2.267 - while I have access to T&F, unfortunately my subscription doesn't cover that particular journal. Does anyone else have access to it? Prioryman (talk) 07:34, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

@Prioryman: Email me for a copy. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 07:43, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

@Prioryman: Sent. Please mark as resolved once you receive it. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 18:36, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

1976 Black Enterprise article on a Philadelphia neighborhood and school[edit]

Hi! I'm looking for a 1976 Black Enterprise article on a Philadelphia neighborhood and school.

It is in: Black Enterprise, Volume 7. E. G. Graves Publishing Company, 1976. Pages 144 and 174 of that volume have information on the McCall School and the Society Hill, Philadelphia neighborhood. I can't get much info on the article title since only snippet view of Google Books is available :-( --WhisperToMe (talk) 16:25, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

Doing... Might be a few days. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 17:45, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

Blue Mosque, Yerevan[edit]

[7] United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1991, Daily Report: Soviet Union, Issues 35-39, p. 104 "The guests had a businesslike meeting at Yerevan city soviet executive committee where an agreement was drafted to repair the capital's 17th century Persian architectural edifice, the Blue Mosque. In keeping with the agreement, Iran will ..."
Blue Mosque, Yerevan

--Երևանցի ^talk 16:58, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

@Yerevantsi: Sent. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 17:41, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

The Persian Gulf: A Political and Economic History of Five Port Cities, 1500-1730[edit]

Floor, Willem M. (2006). The Persian Gulf: A Political and Economic History of Five Port Cities, 1500-1730. Mage Publishers. pp. 280–285, 321. ISBN 978-1933823126.
Wikipedia articles being improved. --> Safavid dynasty, Imam-Quli Khan (amongst others)

--LouisAragon (talk) 18:55, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

Doing... ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 19:00, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

@LouisAragon: Sent. ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 22:32, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

An article in History Scotland[edit]

Hi. I'm looking for an article in the publication History Scotland:

Clarkson, T (Nov–Dec 2013). "The Last King of Strathclyde". History Scotland. 13 (6): 24–27. CS1 maint: Date format (link)

This should be useful for articles about the last couple kings of Strathclyde.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 01:31, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

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