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How to stop auto-redirect from JSTOR to TWL

Hello... When I go to www.jstor.org, I am automatically redirected to the TWL login page. (It's not a real redirect, because the "back" browser button doesn't go back to www.jstor.org.) As a result, I'm unable to access JSTOR except by logging in to TWL (which I don't want to do, as I don't want to have to meet the activity requirements for TWL access just to get to JSTOR content).

I'm using Chrome, and this doesn't happen in Incognito mode, and doesn't happen when I use other browsers, so I deduce it's a Chrome setting somewhere. I can't find the relevant setting anywhere. I deleted all JSTOR and TWL cookies, that did not fix the issue. Does anyone know how to stop JSTOR from redirecting to TWL? Thanks in advance for any help/tips, Levivich (talk) 17:43, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(The question might be better asked at WP:RDC rather than here if it is a browser issue rather than TWL issue... maybe duplicate your post. 2A00:23C7:6BBA:ED01:5DC:7EB:BA5A:9433 (talk) 18:17, 20 March 2025 (UTC))[reply]

Are you using any browser extensions or reference managers? Zotero can remember proxies, for example. Nikkimaria (talk) 05:01, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Nikkimaria, you're the best! That's exactly what it was. I uninstalled the Zotero Chrome plug-in, and now JSTOR no longer auto-redirects to TWL. Thank you!! Levivich (talk) 19:13, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks IP, RDC (or WP:VPT) was going to be my next stop. Levivich (talk) 19:12, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fancy seeing you here Levivich. Good to see you're still around. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 07:12, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Issue accessing a source

I'm struggling to access the article at https://www-tandfonline-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.1080/13642529.2014.913941 (The Palestinian refugee camps: the promise of ‘ruin’ and ‘loss’ by Fatina Abreek-Zubiedat)

When I click "Read this article" I am redirected to: Log in via your institution / Access through your institution.

Any help appreciated, thank you. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 07:10, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reporting this. We do not have access to all journals from T&F. I have written to them for clarification, will update you as soon as we hear back. - VSj (WMF) (talk) 15:33, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This access should be working now. Please let me know if you're still facing any issues. VSj (WMF) (talk) 12:55, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent, thank you. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 15:44, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

T&F cannot be accessed anymore

It seems that Tylor & Francis Online papers which had access via Wikipedia Library before, are not accessible anymore. Example: https://www-tandfonline-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2014.925909 Ta-tea-two-te-to (talk) 03:25, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Taylor & Francis Wikipedia library proxy seems to have expired and no longer gives access to closed access papers (e.g. https://www-tandfonline-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2016.1241248 ). Can't remember where to report this on the Wikipedia Library itself, so hopefully someone else can do that. Hemiauchenia (talk) 03:25, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops merged these two duplicate threads. Hemiauchenia (talk) 03:27, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Our access has been restored. Let me know if you're still facing any issues. Thanks! VSj (WMF) (talk) 12:56, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How?

Sorry, it's not at all clear from this page how to take advantage of the Wikipedia Library. Can someone tell me what I would need to do? AndyJones (talk) 20:48, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@AndyJones: Go here. Click 'login via Wikipedia' if not logged in. You will see a list of resources that you have access to - click the 'Access collection' button under one that interests you, or use the search bar at the top to search across multiple. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:59, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Brilliant, thank you. AndyJones (talk) 21:33, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reference flagging resolving

I was wondering how to resolve a blanket message I see when using "newspaperarchive-com" via The Wikipedia Library to add references to articles. To provide an example, if you look at reference number 6 of the Crumbles murders article, you can see that a portion of the reference has flagged an alert for using TWL as a reference ("Wikipedia Library link in |url= (help)"). I have been using TWL from time to time since February to research and reference articles and, to the best of my knowledge, this "red flagging" of sections of references issue has only begun appearing in the last day or two. Can someone please advise me how to resolve this flagging? The references are verifiable and reliable. Thanks. Kieronoldham (talk) 19:07, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Kieronoldham: Instead of linking https://access-newspaperarchive-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org....., you should link directly to the site, in this case, https://newspaperarchive.com...... ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 11:54, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked because of use of proxy

Hello, I sent two emails to the Wikipedia Library team but got no responses. Whenever I try to access one of the sources I receive this message: You have tripped an automated security rule in EZProxy. Common reasons for this might be trying to download too many items in a short period of time or using a web proxy. Please contact the Wikipedia Library team at [email protected] so this block can be reviewed.

I indeed do use a proxy, but that's just because I need one to gain access to a major part of the internet. Is it possible to review my block? Thanks. Amir Ghandi (talk) 09:46, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Amir Ghandi do you think iot would help if you got IP-block exemption? Fortuna, Imperatrix Mundi 10:04, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, @Fortuna imperatrix mundi, thanks for the suggestion! I’ve submitted the appeal, and it was instantly closed with this message: "We were not able to locate your block. Please click the button below to correct the information in your appeal." Amir Ghandi (talk) 10:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Amir Ghandi. We can't locate your email I'm afraid. Could you share the date you sent the email? Please feel free to forward the thread to [email protected] if that's easier. Thanks. VSj (WMF) (talk) 08:53, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@VSj (WMF) I sent one in 26 May. Full disclosure, I am very embarrassed to see that I did receive a response on 27 May, but I swear I didn't get a notification about it. Amir Ghandi (talk) 14:48, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Please share further details on that email so we can look into it. Thanks! VSj (WMF) (talk) 08:39, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Newspapers.com

Hi all, and thank you so much for your work on the amazing Wikipedia Library. In the new era of newspapers.com, after the original login account system, I was re-approved for newspapers.com but when I surf to WP:LIBRARY and click through, it launches newspapers.com and I'm logged in via my account I made when Wikipedia Library started, but I have no access. I see the button for "try 7 days free" while I'm logged in there, and nothing really works. BTW, I don't see how to request access to a new site.

Can you fix my newspapers.com account?
How do I request access to newspaperarchive.com?
Is my newspapers.com username-and-password account obsolete or is it required in addition to authentication by surfing through WP:LIBRARY?

— Smuckola(talk) 02:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See this announcement - the account is required. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:55, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]