A while ago I got this letter from one of our local Universities. (now reduced to plain text) ================================= Kia ora, greetings David, Thank you for your enquiry into our Associate Memberships, there are three forms of Associate membership. Full : Borrowing and electronic resources Borrowing : Borrowing material only Electronic : The use of Electronic databases only. More information on these can be found in the following link http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/about/am_policy.htm Please note that Electronic membership allows you access to all the University Library Databases only from a library workstation, andrestricted access from off campus. The link below lists the databases accessible for Electronic Access from off campus http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/access/offcampus_associate.htm The fees schedule for the Associate membership types can be found in this link http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/about/am_fees.htm There are two discounts offered they are: The Alumni discount is offered to any person who has graduated with a degree from the University of Auckland, and gives a 10% discount . The Auckland Society discount is offered to members of the University of Auckland Society, this allows a 30% discount. If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me. Warm regards, Troy Tuhou Administrative Assistant Lending & Enquiry Services University of Auckland General Library Private Bag 92019 Auckland Mailing Centre Auckland 1142 Phone (09) 373 7599 exn 86684 Fax (09) 308 2320 Email [email protected] On Dec 12, 2007, at 5:52 PM, Augusta Elmwood wrote: > Bravo, Chris, what an elegant rant !! That should liven things up. > > Augusta Elmwood > in New Orleans > > P.S. Even if you go onto a university campus and use their library > computer > terminals, I think to access J-Stor, etc., you need a STUDENT/ > FACULTY ID # > or password or some such thing, i.e., no pay, no play. I hope I am > wrong > about this. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C.M. Codrington" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 11 December, 2007 19:04 > Subject: RE: Is this list alive? > > >> Hi David >> >> Ah indeed. I have reached a point in all of this where everything I >> want >> to >> read or study is behind a wall called J-Stor, Cambridge Press, Oxford >> Journals etc etc etc. >> >> The combined subscription fees to breach these barriers would >> exhaust at >> least a quarter of my income. Bloody rude these academics wanting >> to make >> money on their work.....how dare they when I have so much to do and >> so >> little time...harumph >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message