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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by brianobush on Friday September 16, 2011 @11:38AM (#3004867)
Or you can go visit your local library, which has access typically to most journals in digital form.
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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by pwaring on Friday September 16, 2011 @11:44AM (#3004897)
Depends which country you are in - UK libraries don't usually have access to academic journals.
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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by burgerbrain on Friday September 16, 2011 @11:58AM (#3004967)
How about local university libraries then?
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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by pwaring on Friday September 16, 2011 @12:02PM (#3004987)
They are generally not open to the public, and when they are you are rarely allowed to access electronic journals because of the licence agreement which the university has signed with the publisher.
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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by metageek on Friday September 16, 2011 @05:40PM (#3006429)
Same in the US.
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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by mhax on Friday September 16, 2011 @11:44AM (#3004896)
Really? Perhaps the British Library, yes, but not my local. Not even my university has access to most journals. Thankfully I have two separate accounts at different universities so I can usually find what I'm looking for.
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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by jisaacstone on Friday September 16, 2011 @11:50AM (#3004930)
At my local library (largest in my state) you have to be on one of the library computers to access any pay journals. Which is annoying, especially since I would have to wait for a spot.
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Re:Academic papers are hidden from the public. Here's some d... by dagw on Friday September 16, 2011 @03:49PM (#3006004)
Do most local libraries in the US really have unrestricted JSTOR access? Here only the University libraries have JSTOR and they only make it available to students and faculty.
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