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[mezzogiorno]

 I am looking into getting into academia, but I have been out of my subject area for two years and am feeling quite rusty.  Unfortunately my nearest university has implemented a swipe-card policy that means I can't even set my foot in the door without a student card.  I do have many friends who are still students, but the books that I would need

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[knut_hamson]

Public libraries?

[mezzogiorno]

I think the books I would be after are much too area-specific to be carried in a public library, especially as my field of study is French. (That and the fact that my city's libraries seem to think it's perfectly alright to stock Return of the King but not any of the other books in the series). It is always worth a shot, but most texts would be in the original language, or just plain rare.

[knut_hamson]

It may not be the library's fault that book in series are missing. Many people treat libraries poorly, and the books may have been lost, stolen, or abused beyond repair.

It cannot hurt to ask your local librarians for help with getting your hands on books. Many librarians are rather savvy about finding materials for borrowers.

[knut_hamson]

Yeah, I don't know what "getting into academia" means. I figured it was best not to ask.

[pansette]

I thought it meant the same thing as being a "special student"...

[mezzogiorno]

I am applying for an MA with a view to doing a PhD afterwards, that is what I meant. Sorry it was poorly phrased.