College libraries?

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

Drawing a bit on the theme of the earlier post on adult education, I was wondering something slightly different.

I'm about to start a master's program online, and the degree requirements will mean that I have to have access to a college library. Tufts is the most convenient, but Harvard is pretty convenient too, as I work and live on the red line.

Anyone know anything about getting access to these university's libraries as a non-student? This isn't my only source of information, but we've got a pretty diverse crowd here and I thought someone might know a bit about it.

Comments

[snowmentality.livejournal.com]

Semesters. And no, there's no ID required to get into Tufts libraries, at least not Tisch. I used to spend all kinds of time at Tufts visiting my best friend (I'm from NC) and would always go and do my homework in Tisch. In fact I wrote one of my best undergraduate papers there :) Oh, how I miss Tisch...how I miss Tufts in general....

Here's the Tisch website: http://www.library.tufts.edu/tisch/

Here's the page on Who Can Borrow: http://www.library.tufts.edu/tisch/who_can_borrow.htm

And the relevant paragraph for you:

"Tisch Affiliates

"Tisch Library provides the opportunity for individuals outside the Tufts community to purchase borrowing privileges at Tisch Library through the Tisch Affiliates program. The Tisch Affiliate program provides a six-month membership for $150.00 or a one-year membership for $200.00. Tisch Affiliate membership provides borrowing privileges for the circulating book, software, government document and score collections of both the Tisch and Music libraries; use of the microform and periodical collections; in-library access to electronic databases and e-journals not restricted by vendor licensing; and in library use of the Tisch and Music Library video and audio collections.

"Please contact the Tisch Library circulation staff at 617-627-3347 for additional information."

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

My goodness! Thank you so much!

[snowmentality.livejournal.com]

:) No problem. (I don't know exactly why, but I absolutely love Tisch...)