My experience at universities across the country has always been
positive. Sometimes you have to stop at the reference desk and get a
password, but every staff has always been helpful. It can be hard to
get to a computer during exams, but I usually use my laptop anyway. No
one has ever made me feel unwelcome as a non-member of their
university. I am eternally grateful to librarians across the US.
On Aug 17, 2008, at 4:39 PM, Martha Katz-Hyman wrote:
> The Library of Virginia, as one of its services to the entire
> Commonwealth, offers "Find It Virginia" through your local public
> library. As one of the FAQs on the site says, "Find It Virginia is a
> collection of databases that provide access to resources such as
> newspapers, magazine and journal articles, and books such as
> encyclopedias. Materials are available for all age ranges and
> interests."
>
> If you have a public library card, you can access this resource.
> Simply go to http://www.finditva.com, follow the directions on the
> home page regarding choosing your public library and putting in your
> library card number, and you can start searching! I've used this
> resource many times, and it's been a life-saver on many occasions,
> especially at midnight!
>
> One of the resources available in the "Expanded Academic ASAP
> Publications" database is the VMHB from 1989. It's not as good as
> being able to access the entire run through JSTOR, but it's a lot
> better than nothing at all! And there are many more resources
> available in this particular set of databases, including the 17th and
> 18th Century Burney Collection of Newspapers, 19th Century American
> Newspapers, etc.
>
> It's been my experience that many academic libraries have computers
> that are available to the general public that will access most of the
> electronic resources available to faculty and students but which do
> not require a user name and/or password.
>
> Martha Katz-Hyman
>
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