[SABR Info] Proquest and Heritage Quest Database Access

[Jonathan Lighter]

Grant, congratulations on your new book. I hadn't realized it was out yet.

  JL

Grant Barrett <gbarrett at WORLDNEWYORK.ORG> wrote:
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On Jun 11, 2006, at 20:10, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:
>>> Who will still have access to ProQuest Historical Newspapers?
>>> University libraries? Other?
>> Academic and public libraries. I don't know what it would cost
>> individuals to subscribe.
>
> My expectation is that it would cost _extremely_ large sums of money
> to subscribe.

I priced it a few years ago. I don't remember the exact numbers but I
remember calculating that it would be cheaper to get access through a
university by taking a three-credit course at about $800 a credit
hour each semester.

Grant Barrett
gbarrett at worldnewyork.org
http://www.doubletongued.org/

The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English (May 2006, McGraw-Hill)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071458042/

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