I always feel bad when I have to tell students that no, they can't keep getting awesome access to all our subscription-based electronic journals and databases after they graduate.
I mean, unless they want to come into the library to use our computers, which alums may always do, but if they move across the country or something it's not going to be that helpful an option.
I feel their pain. I love having access to all these databases! I don't even use them that often, not for personal use anyway, but it's just nice to know they're there. It's comforting.
Like a healthy savings account! Of information!
I was prematurely nostalgic for the University of Alabama's databases as soon as I started library school. "I'm going to miss these so much after I graduate!" I said mournfully.
"You're going to be working in a library after you graduate," my spouse pointed out reasonably. "You'll have access to databases that way."
Oh yeah. Sweet!
And so I do. And believe me, it's awesome.
This whole post pretty much proves that I should never not be a librarian, doesn't it?
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