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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