It occurs to me that of the 4 universities I have used, all 4 had open classrooms/lecture halls anyone could just walk into & learn, and all 4 had security mechanisms in the gym to stop people from using it. That says a lot about people's priorities.
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'In its majestic equality, the university permits the smart and stupid alike to go to lectures free, use its libraries free, and download from Libgen free...'
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Actually the library often does have turnstiles and other security systems. You can't just walk in off the street.
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None of the 4 had any kind of security system of the sort which would stop you from walking in off the street, and I typically did just that. At least 2 of them also had nothing stopping you from using Internet and thus all their subscriptions too. Didn't bother checking other 2.
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Depends on the university, a lot do have turnstiles. Especially main libraries. And a lot need passwords for the computers (except the catalogue-only computers).
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Again, going to have to disagree. 2 of the 4 definitely didn't, I'd probably remember if the other 2 did, and I'm not even including the 5 or 6 colleges I toured and don't recall any heavy duty security mechanisms. Detectors for books leaving, sure, but not man-traps.
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Some do let the public just come in (e.g. Cardiff advertises that), others make you prove you need to use their collection (e.g. Leeds, who do have turnstiles). Obviously the Bodleian in Oxford and the Cambridge University Library are strict about access too.
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I think by the time you need to bring up the Bodleian as a counterexample, you've pretty much conceded the point.
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Not just the Bodleian (perhaps understandable there) but also much less illustrious universities, e.g. the University of Central Lancashire.
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