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# Free Data Basing Update

What do the Auraria Library, the Colorado School of Mines, and Montgomery County Public Libraries have in common? A single local call to access them, that’s what.

There are a number of large data bases offered to us consumers. They offer almost any kind of information, available at the touch of a button, (well, several buttons). They have one thing in common, however – they cost. And, if your urge for information strikes during the business day, the costs can be up to $75.00 an hour, to say nothing of the telco’s share, often long distance.