tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post1503837994968066594..comments2023-05-15T08:51:12.031-04:00Comments on Love and Disdain: Scholarly affiliation?Dr. Kosharyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-4450585716340445612014-05-28T15:16:43.267-04:002014-05-28T15:16:43.267-04:00Check with any of your alma maters to see if they ...Check with any of your alma maters to see if they offer alumni library privileges. Another option would be to take some kind of non-academic position at a university, because those come with library privileges, too. Just a thought! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-66701434404637995352014-05-25T14:50:47.127-04:002014-05-25T14:50:47.127-04:00I'm not sure about the job market advantages, ...I'm not sure about the job market advantages, but as far as library privileges and an email address go, you might look for an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in the area to which you're headed. At least at my institution, the OLLI is open to all (no age restrictions, even though it's targeted toward retirees), and a few hundred dollars a year gets you library privileges and a university i.d. card and email address. I'm not sure how much, if at all, that differs by location. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-61974294290632562422014-05-23T10:42:02.752-04:002014-05-23T10:42:02.752-04:00In the UK, so YMMV. We have a similar visiting sc...In the UK, so YMMV. We have a similar visiting scholar system, where you get a uni id card and email address which is useful for publications, allows you all the necessary library rights, rights to go to seminars etc. Usually you get asked to GIVE a seminar too but that means people get to know who you are, and you can practice or recycle an interview or conference talk, so it's not a bad thing. It can also include access to a hot-desking space for days when you are on campus for a seminar and a space for a few hours would be handy (but adjunct equivalents all get their OWN DESK and whenever possible their own office as well here, so we are generous about that sort of thing). It's good for publications, conference apps etc.,. <br /><br />I'd start with asking someone you know - in our system, the application asks for a letter from the department saying you're a suitable person and will enhance the intellectual life of the place, so it makes sense to go that route. JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-32850877355911031432014-05-23T10:33:18.067-04:002014-05-23T10:33:18.067-04:00I don't have first-hand experience with this, ...I don't have first-hand experience with this, but I have friends who have done basically what ntbw describes--they get to call themselves "visiting faculty" and get library access. It may also be that your grad institution would let you get (online) library privileges and that your grad department would agree to a notional title. Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-7100970024315089802014-05-23T10:04:45.979-04:002014-05-23T10:04:45.979-04:00Our uni library lets you use the databases without...Our uni library lets you use the databases without a login so long as you're on campus using a university terminal. (I think they charge you for printing though.) It's really generous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-8154384119445278262014-05-23T08:22:39.954-04:002014-05-23T08:22:39.954-04:00I've never heard of this, but of course that m...I've never heard of this, but of course that means nothing. Are you planning to adjunct at all? It may be that teaching even one class may be useful. Worked for me. Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-73074664947986214622014-05-22T22:42:44.735-04:002014-05-22T22:42:44.735-04:00My department allows pretty much anyone with the a...My department allows pretty much anyone with the appropriate credential (one of two terminal degrees) to affiliate as a visiting scholar. That gives the visiting scholar library privileges that are somewhat more limited than faculty privileges but still decent, access to departmental events like guest speakers, colloquia, etc., and the right to call himself or herself a visiting scholar at University of X for whatever that is or is not worth!ntbwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413694779063198549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-32222330141553852542014-05-22T21:41:40.294-04:002014-05-22T21:41:40.294-04:00Good to hear, N&M! It's not the library it...Good to hear, N&M! It's not the library itself so much that I need, but the research databases to which the library subscribes: JSTOR and other such. Generally, you need a university-issued identity in order to log into those and download journal articles.Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-65824613277562340702014-05-22T21:41:05.911-04:002014-05-22T21:41:05.911-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-6529870103255576392014-05-22T21:28:24.895-04:002014-05-22T21:28:24.895-04:00I would always start with someone I know. If you ...I would always start with someone I know. If you don't know anyone, then the chair (you can also ask about adjuncting at the same time if that's something you're interested in).<br /><br />Our uni lets anyone use the library, which is cool when my mom comes to visit. If I were to go to hers I would need to get a special pass and stuff.<br /><br />How about, "I would like to be affiliated with your fine institution, but I won't ask you for money or a desk, though it would be nice to have access to university letterhead, and, if applicable, the library." I might even add [for research purposes] after institution. <br /><br />I don't know if having an affiliation helps on the job search, but I do think it helps for publication purposes (editors are more impressed with an affiliation than from an independent scholar) and, as you noted, for conference purposes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com