From: Lapachet, Jaye (Jhl@cpdb.com)
Date: Thu Nov 17 2005 - 16:28:20 PST
Subject: RE: SLA-SF: subscription libraries out there? Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:28:20 -0800 Message-ID: <33F5C292AD72904792A8069A11221E48076C8368@mail2000.cpdb-nt.com> From: "Lapachet, Jaye" <Jhl@cpdb.com>
The other thing I thought of is that if you have a public library card
in one place, you can get a public library card in another place. For
example, I have an SF Library card and was able to get one in Berkeley
as a result. I go to Berkeley and use their collection occasionally. I
haven't ever tried to use the dbs. If you get a card from another city,
presumably the databases, etc are available to you as well.
I know a couple that goes and gets a public library card from every
place they visit!
Jaye
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu
> [mailto:SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu] On Behalf Of Sandy Malloy
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 03:35 PM
> To: SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu
> Subject: RE: SLA-SF: subscription libraries out there?
>
>
> The online catalog at Mechanics is available to anyone (&
> includes status of materials) but you can only check things
> out if you are a member. It's all of $95 a year,which for
> someone like me who works
> nearby is a bargain. I've used their telephone reference in
> the past,
> though, and they DO ask you for your membership number. It
> was like using any public library telephone reference--and
> trust me, if you are a public librarian (which I was once
> upon a time) you never ask where somebody is calling from.
> So that's always an option for the cost of a long distance
> phone call (or no charge if you call from your cell phone.
> :-) )
>
> I had some wacky requests on the phone. My 2 favorites: "My
> friend brought me 6 lobsters from Maine and one died. Can I
> eat it?" (Answer:
> No.) "My chickens are laying green eggs. What kind of
> chickens are they?" (Answer: Didn't actually find out until
> years later, but they are Araucana chickens, the "Easter Egg
> Chicken.")
>
> Sandy
>
> Sandy Malloy
> Senior Information Specialist, Business Wire
> 800/227-0845 (415/986-4422) ext. 512 sandy.malloy@businesswire.com
>
>
>
> >>> Jhl@cpdb.com 11/17/05 2:55 PM >>>
> Hi Michele and all,
>
> This is a great list and I appreciate you sharing it.
>
> I would like to recommend two local libraries:
>
> Mills Law Library (http://www.millslibrary.org/). No remote
> access to dbs that I know of and the library has a law focus.
> The librarian is very experienced and does research projects.
>
> Mechanics' Institute Library (http://www.milibrary.org/).
> General type of library - similar to the public library, but
> subscription based. They have reference services via phone
> and e-mail and also dbs that appear to be available remotely.
>
> Jaye
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu
> > [mailto:SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu] On Behalf Of Michele McGinnis
> > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 02:36 PM
> > To: SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu
> > Subject: SLA-SF: subscription libraries out there?
> >
> >
> > In San Francisco, I can use my public library's online
> databases from
>
> > work or home and they don't (directly) cost me a dime. For your
> > non-info-pro -- this is a hell of a deal. However, say you lived
> > somewhere without access to a public library with a large or good
> > selection of online databases. If you wanted to do research,
> > remotely, what would you do?
> >
> > The ideal answer I'm looking for is some type of subscription
> > library. Maybe it's a consortium of small libraries that have pooled
>
> > their resources to purchase licenses to databases for their patrons.
>
> > I don't know. But what is key is that proximity shouldn't
> matter - at
>
> > least not at the county level as it does with PL's.
> >
> > If you have any ideas, please let me know. Thanks so much, Michele
> >
> > Here are some things I've thought of/come across :
> >
> > *The James J. Hill Library, an independent, non-profit library
> > targeted towards business users, offers yearly subscriptions which
> > include access to their resources including some databases.
> >
> > *High Beam eLibrary - this is good, but it only offers access to its
>
> > database, unlike SFPL that offers access to many and diverse
> > databases.
> >
> > *Join your public university or college library as a
> "friend" "alum",
>
> > whatever. Unfortunately, my experience with this is that you can't
> > use the databases remotely
> >
> > *The big 3 (Dialog, Nexis, Factiva) all offer "consumer" type
> access.
> >
> > *Some "free" article databases like Find Articles exist on the web.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Michele McGinnis, MSIS
> > Research Librarian to Kevin Kelly
> >
> > 149 Amapola
> > Pacifica, CA 94044
> > 650-355-7676
> > 650-359-9701 fax
> >
> > mm@kk.org
> > www.kk.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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