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45 Post author: lukeprog 21 September 2011 06:09PM

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Comment author: Douglas_Knight 22 September 2011 06:50:36PM 4 points [-]

Allegedly, anyone can purchase a library card to the Austin Public Library which comes with the ability to remotely access many databases. Has anyone tried this? Are any of the databases of value, other than JSTOR?

Comment author: JenniferRM 24 September 2011 02:40:14AM 2 points [-]

I found the database list but the application process requires you to be there in person. Cards are free to Texans and cost $60/year for everyone else.

Comment author: demented 24 September 2011 12:34:47PM *  2 points [-]

Yes Austin Library has a quite extensive research center. And unfortunately some sites are exploiting their openness and, can you believe it, posting their logins on blogs like http://ezproxy.free-webmaster-resources.org/2010/12/page/2/ . Oh, the audacity!

Of course I don't support such sites in the least.