Do people realize they can read many magazine articles (back and current issues) right alongside scholarly research articles, and they're already paying to access them?
Occasionally, my library's web server goes wonky and prevents access to our database page. When this happens, students lose the ability to search our popular article indexes like EBSCO's Academic Search Premier. So, what can they do if they need a scholarly, full-text article for their paper?
During those times of impending mental/emotional breakdowns, we point them to the State of Indiana's virtual library: INSPIRE. BSU Libraries subscribes to over 200 academic databases. While Indiana's list is shorter and geared toward general interest use, there's still a lot of information available for folks to browse (including full articles from popular titles like Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated.)
But I don't want you to think that only my home state has a virtual library program. In fact, most of the other 49 states do too. When you're in a pinch, or just would like to see the articles in this week's issue of Newsweek, don't forget that your tax money is supporting programs like these!
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