Ask HN: What's a cost effective option for access to academic papers?

Posted by classicsnoot on Monday December 17, 2018 @01:33PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am an undergraduate preparing for graduate studies and am working on a number of extracurricular projects to submit to journals. I have access to Jstor but it is pitifully sparse on the topics I am researching (colonialism, post-colonial societies, conflict & peacekeeping, demographic trends). I'm not looking for a free ride, but I cannot afford the ~$40 per PDF (one of my projects needs access to +30 different papers). Most of what I need seems to be paywalled by individual journals.

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Re:Ask HN: What's a cost effective option for access to acad... by n-gatedotcom on Monday December 17, 2018 @10:10PM (#18704260)

Sci-hub

And for a guilt free conscience, donate to a decent non-profit 1usd for every paper. Or directly to authors if there is a way.

Publishers are a racket

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Re:Ask HN: What's a cost effective option for access to acad... by cimmanom on Monday December 17, 2018 @07:36PM (#18703610)

Does your university library not have subscriptions to most of these things?

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Re:Ask HN: What's a cost effective option for access to acad... by wmf on Monday December 17, 2018 @02:25PM (#18701384)

Sci-Hub?

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