Today (as many days) I was at the French national library in Paris. It holds every publication that was ever published in France, with ancient manuscripts to boot, and a huge number of English language publications as well. There are electronic journal archives to the majority of academic journals all over the world. It has immense film archives which can be ordered and watched on site. There are archives from all the TV shows and radio shows since the 1960s. I show up and order stuff, and within half an hour anything is ready for me to take to my desk. There are reading rooms stretching out over a kilometer. I can go there every week of the year if I want.
Cost of the annual card? 27 euros. (40 dollars)
If I run out of stuff to consult there, maybe I'll think about buying the DVD
