----- Original Message ----- From: "J K gen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Brightsolid Newspapers > One of the advantages of the new resource is that "ordinary" folks can > sign up, whereas the Gale resource is usually only available through > membership of or attendance at a library or other educational > institution. > > This one means you can be anyone, anywhere in the world and do it from > home! You CAN look at many Gale newspaper resources at home in a quite significant number of instances. Many English county library services (but not all of them) have taken out subscriptions to the Times Digital Archive and/or to 19th Century British Library Newspapers, which allow free access upon typing in the barcode (no spaces) from your reader's ticket. Registering for membership of county libraries is usually a simple enough process. Your county library website will normally tell you which online resources are available in your area. Welsh residents may also obtain home access if they hold a reader's ticket for the National Library of Wales (although this requires a visit to Aberystwyth in person). AJ

Thought I'd said that ...<g> "... usually only available through membership of or attendance at a library ...." JK On 29 November 2011 16:15, A Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J K gen" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:38 AM > Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Brightsolid Newspapers > > >> One of the advantages of the new resource is that "ordinary" folks can >> sign up, whereas the Gale resource is usually only available through >> membership of or attendance at a library or other educational >> institution. >> >> This one means you can be anyone, anywhere in the world and do it from >> home! > > You CAN look at many Gale newspaper resources at home in a quite significant > number of instances.  Many English county library services (but not all of > them) have taken out subscriptions to the Times Digital Archive and/or to > 19th Century British Library Newspapers, which allow free access upon typing > in the barcode (no spaces) from your reader's ticket.  Registering for > membership of county libraries is usually a simple enough process. > > Your county library website will normally tell you which online resources > are available in your area.  Welsh residents may also obtain home access if > they hold a reader's ticket for the National Library of Wales (although this > requires a visit to Aberystwyth in person). > > AJ >