N�got av det mest irriterande med kommersiella elektroniska produkter �r att man g�rna begr�nsar gruppen l�ntagare trots att tekniken g�r det m�jligt att i princip hela v�rlden skulle kunna vara l�ntagare.
Det finns l�ntagare och IP-l�ntagare och s� alla andra som oftast l�mnas utanf�r.
Det kungliga biblioteket i Nederl�nderna har p� ett mycket elegant s�tt gjort i princip varje m�nniska till en potentiell l�ntagare genom ett enkelt formul�r.
Holl�ndarna anser inte att man beh�ver bes�ka biblioteket f�r att f� tillg�ng till bibliotekets resurser utan alla intresserade m�nniskor i och utanf�r Nederl�nderna kan f� bli registrerade l�ntagare.
"You don't have to visit the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB), Royal library of the Netherlands, to become a member. All you have to do is fill in the request form for a year pass, print it and send it together with copies of your identification and recent address identification to the KB. We will send you your pass and a pre-printed giro credit slip for payment. Please use this link: <http://www.kb.nl/hpd/wegwijzer/in-en.html>.
The year pass will enable you to use our "Digital Library" in which you can search simultaneously in catalogues and databases and find books, journals and digital resources inside and outside the KB. http://www.kb.nl/menu/bibliotheek-en.html
To find out which databases are available please use the "Find Database" option in the Digital Library. You will note that icons clarify whether a database is just available inside the library of also outside of the library (e.g. a little key means that the database is only available in the KB). Every database also has an "i", when clicked upon this will tell you more about the availability of the database. http://www.kb.nl/menu/catalogi-en.html
Because you live outside of the Netherlands there is one restriction to your membership. This restriction can be found in the " Rules and regulations for the use of the library":
"Article 4 - Lending & returning
Persons not living in the Netherlands, or persons without a permanent place of residence, may not borrow publications for use outside the building without the permission of the Director General".
However since your main aim seems to be using our databases this restriction will not be of much affect to you."
H�lsningar
Jan
Jan Szczepanski F�rste bibliotekarie Goteborgs universitetsbibliotek Box 222 SE 405 30 Goteborg, SWEDEN Tel: +46 31 773 1164 Fax: +46 31 163797 E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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