[Foundation-l] Remarks on Wikimedia's fundraiser

[David Goodman]

For those who have experienced it, the availability of immediate
access to a very wide range of resources is an incredible advantage.
The same is true for the availability of print resources.

On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 8:54 PM, Andreas Kolbe <jayen466 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> -- On Wed, 9/3/11, SlimVirgin <slimvirgin at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> The nearest university to me will give access to databases
>> for $150 a
>> year, but they make non-students and staff travel to the
>> university
>> itself to do it; no logging in from home, and that turns
>> into a
>> serious hassle over time (travelling there, very high
>> parking fees,
>> not being able to browse at leisure).
>
> These are my feelings too. It's just not practical. By the time I've spent
> three-quarters of an hour in traffic (each way) and have paid $15 or more
> for 3 hours' parking, I'm better off shelling out $20 to buy an article
> online, where I can take time to digest it, make myself a free coffee, and
> do the work without worrying about my parking meter, or closing time.
>
> Andreas
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