Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The American School Library


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The result was keep. Seems to be consensus for a WP:HEY keep... (and there's no delete !vote besides the nom) (non-admin closure) RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 20:45, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

The American School Library

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Subject fails WP:GNG. The cited sources are a link to a scan of the book itself (twice) and a link to The Smithsonian book of books, which only says that only the Smithsonian has a complete copy which makes the subject rare, not necessarily notable. When I searched for other sources I found this mere mention and this footnote commenting on the aforementioned Smithsonian book of books so it's not even telling us more than we already know. We could redirect to Harper & Brothers but I think redirects are costly. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 22:06, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Museums and libraries-related deletion discussions.  Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 22:06, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions.  Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 22:06, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions. Toughpigs (talk) 00:06, 20 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:NEXIST. I've found coverage in the following:
 * American Annals of Education (1838) pages 519-522
 * The Connecticut Common School Journal and Annals of Education (1841) page 196
 * United States Congressional Serial Set: Volume 340 (1841) page 235
 * "The American Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge" in The Native American (March 9, 1939) page 4
 * Wax Tablets of the Mind: Cognitive Studies of Memory and Literacy in Classical Antiquity by Jocelyn Penny Small, Taylor & Francis (2003), page 50
 * I believe that this demonstrates notability. I'm going to add these to the article in a Further reading section, so that editors who want to improve the article can use these as resources. — Toughpigs (talk) 00:04, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Please see WP:SIGCOV. There's little point in adding a list of sources to the "further reading." If you can't be bothered to improve the article then I posit it's not worth saving. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 00:20, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * What an odd thing to say. These are contemporary sources that talk about the American School Library for pages and pages, which is clearly significant coverage. Whether I personally can "be bothered to improve the article" in the last fifteen minutes doesn't reflect on the subject's notability. — Toughpigs (talk) 00:24, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * As it turns out, I decided that I could be bothered, and I've essentially rewritten the article. The entire history of the Society and its ill-fated Library is covered in detail in The American Journal of Education vol 15 (1865), and it turns out it's a pretty interesting story. — Toughpigs (talk) 03:56, 20 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep Sure the sources above need to be added into the article but remember WP:DINC. --Micky (talk) 00:51, 20 June 2020 (UTC) Blocked sockpuppet --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 05:04, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep Many of the sources do constitute significant coverage. Zoozaz1 (talk) 02:19, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep by WP:HEYMANN. XOR&#39;easter (talk) 22:29, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep With the sources that have recently been added, especially by User:Toughpigs, notability seems clear. --Macrakis (talk) 16:07, 21 June 2020 (UTC)


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