When I say UCC I refer to my alma mater of University College Cork, Ireland. Since the library extension circa 2006 on entering the building there is a turnstyle that only unlocks when an RFID card is put near a reader.
The automatic way to get a card is to become
- a student
- a member of staff
But what happens after graduation, what if you want to consult some works of excellence from time to time? Well, the Graduates Association website boasts one can then one must be engaged in scholarly research but
- it cannot be for profit
- it cannot be part of one work
- it cannot be research required as part of a course in another college
- personal interest reading does not meet the criteria for membership
Those criteria exclude everything for example
- writing a book? (that would be for profit)
- researching family history?/local history? (that would be personal interest reading)
Needless to say when I make my (further) millions I will not be donating any to the Cork University Foundation.
If you have managed to get a card please let me know how you swung it.
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