🚀 go-pugleaf

I asked if it is possible to search the National Library Catalogue through
AARNet; the answer so far is:

>  The costs would appear to be as follows -
> 
>     Joining fee               $150
>     Monthly service charge      $9 per month
>     Connect time (supersearch) $45 per hour
>     Inquiry commands            $0.29 per chargeable command
>     
>     Supersearch training 
>                    1 day      $160
>                    2 days     $270
>                    3 days     $375

So, if that is the last word (and thanks for the detail in the replies
everyone), then I think I should describe what I will do:

I have access to about 20 Australian and 50++ international libraries 
(including the US library of congress) over the net. I will search 
each of these for my research topic (Walter Burley Griffin) and
extract ISBN's for each one to my local PC.
Armed with a (hopefully) thick wad of paper, I will drive down to
Canberra this weekend, and look them all up again on their system.
(? free to users actually IN the library  :) ?)

Forgive me, but there has to be a better way. 
Why can I readily access a US library and not my own national library?
[end of rave] 

Sam Lander

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Sam Lander, Department Of Psychology, University of New South Wales.
(try 86b0062@csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au or 90b1182@csd3090.csd.unsw.edu.au)
(or try the above with .oz.au instead). phone 61 2 697 3030