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:As an example, [http://suffolklibraries.co.uk/information-resources/ Suffolk Libraries] shows the databases available to the users of the 44 local libraries of Suffolk County Council. Ancestry and FindMyPast are available but must be accessed in a local library or record office, while other databases are available on home computers.
→Access some subscription websites with a Library Card
*In England, a Borough or County Library Card may enable you to access ''The Times'' '''remotely''' but probably not other historical newspaper sites. However, enquire what is available to you both from your local library and the libraries of surrounding boroughs as what is on offer can differ widely and membership requirements are usually easily met. Popular choices available online include ''The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' and ''Who's Who & Who Was Who''. Other subscription sites may be available from terminals in the library itself e.g. ''Ancestry'' - this may sound restrictive but, if you already subscribe at a base level, may be useful for consultation when you want to look up a source restricted to premium subscribers.
:As an example, [http://suffolklibraries.co.uk/information-resources/ Suffolk Libraries] shows the databases available to the users of the more than 40 local libraries of Suffolk County Council. Ancestry and FindMyPast are available but must be accessed in a local library, while other databases are available on home computers.
*Card holders of the State Library of Victoria, Australia are able to access digitised records from The National Archives, Kew, on their home computers, without charge. This service only applies to residents of Victoria.
===Access some articles in the JSTOR subscription website for free===
JSTOR is a not-for-profit organisation which provides access to scholarly journals, primary sources, and books. In addition to access through the British Library, or through some library cards, (such as those issued by the National Libraries of Scotland, Wales and Australia) some items may be accessed for free, on your home computer, up to three items from the archive every two weeks. More details are in the article [http://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-rr-historical-scholarship JSTOR Register & Read—Free Reading of Historical Scholarship].
