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I know of 4 public libraries within 10 miles of my home (south Belgium).
Some are requiring yearly subscriptions (always < 10 USD/year), others make
you pay around 10 cents a month/book. As you can guess, the problem is not
that there aren't... the problem is that there are too many, hence expensive
manpower and infrastructure costs... hence poor catalogue and almost
completely useless.
Alain.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lionel Issen" <lissen@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: LIBRARY
> Neo:
> You are right in your view that all libraries should be open to the
public.
>
> In most other countries, libraries are not open to the public, nor do they
> have anything like the USA and Canada public library systems. I was amazed
> when I learned this about the West European countries.
>
> If I had to buy every book that I had borrowed from an academic library or
> on interlibrary loan, I'd need 2 things, a much larger income and a very
> large warehouse to store the books.
> Lionel Issen
> lissen@xxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "neo" <neo1@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 11:02 PM
> Subject: RE: LIBRARY
>
>
> > This is weird. I thought all libraries are open to the public. They
should
> > be.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lionel Issen
> > Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 8:28 PM
> > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: LIBRARY
> >
> >
> > Back in the 1950's I used the NY Public Library and the Brooklyn Public
> > Library, without any difficulty at any time. Both these libraries were
at
> > that time superb. Oh, I remember that I preferred to use the Brooklyn
> > Library because it was an open plan, all the shelves were accessible,
> while
> > at the NY Library you had to fill out a card and the librarian decided
if
> > you could get the book or not.
> >
> > The only time I had a problem was at Northwestern University in
Evanston,
> > Illinois (suburb of Chicago). The librarian was loud and obnoxious, but
> > finally did let me see the research materials that I needed.
> >
> > Lionel Issen
> > lissen@xxxxxxxxx
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Christian Baude" <BAUDECB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 4:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: LIBRARY
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 18 Nov 2000 10:36:45 -0600, you wrote:
> >
> > > About 10 years ago an American living in Paris told me that unless he
> was
> > a
> > > student or staff, he could not use the academic libraries there. His
> words
> > > were "They wont even let me stick my nose in the door". Has this
snotty
> > > elitist policy changed?
> >
> > Dunno, but a long time ago, I wanted to review some research book at
> > the NY Public Library on 42nd St.
> >
> > I was not allowed, unless I could show university credentials.
> >
> > Maybe things have changed now. This was back in the early 70's.
> >
> > I also went to the Princeton library, and was not admitted.
> >
> > -÷ Chris ß ÷-
> >
> >
>
>
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