On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:45:39 -0700 (PDT), Art Unwin
wrote:
I joined the UCSC "Friends of the Library" association in order to
obtain an account. *$35 to $60/year. *
That was about 3 years ago. The price these daze is $75.
http://library.ucsc.edu/giving/friends/friends-of-the-library-membership-benefits
Some other changes. See corrections below.
Now that is interesting!
Visitors can only get on line if the University have them on their
list as being invited
Time period 45 days. I understand that you can't get copies because of
copywrite laws and oversite by the societies so I assume they get
freebees.
Chicago public library seems to have some IEEE Transactions:
http://www.chipublib.org/search/results/?searchType=keyword&terms=IEEE&x=0&y=0
but not Ants and Props. Typing "antenna" into the search box offers
117 books on the subject. That should keep you busy for a while.
There is some pressure on lab schools to place results on the web
since it is public money. The Governor signed a bill a little while
ago on transparency as to where the money goes
But then nobody actually follow all the laws in Chicago and down
state.
There's nothing that prevents you from joining the UCSC or other
university library and ignoring your local problems.
http://giving.ucsc.edu/giving_detail.php?web_id=631
Sigh. The link to joining the Friends of the Library seems to be
broken.
However, there's a catch.
Most of the online IEEE AP-S Transactions are about a year or more
behind. *The various libraries seem to prefer annual subscriptions,
which means most recent issues are often unavailable. *If that
happens, I either pay the price of the download (only if desperate),
or borrow an issue from a friend with a subscription.
Things have changed in the last few years. UCSC now contracts
directly with the IEEE for their online IEEE Transactions. No more
missing recent issues. However, I can't determine if Ants and Props
are available or even if the UCSC Friends of the Library are still
active. I'll inquire shortly as this is much cheaper than joining the
IEEE.
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