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created by BallsofSt33I on 26/09/2021 at 13:51 UTC
256 upvotes, 8 top-level comments (showing 8)
Comment by notthinkinghard at 26/09/2021 at 15:04 UTC
16 upvotes, 1 direct replies
"Research for your papers" -> if it's for college/uni then they should already provide journal access for you. Try asking a librarian, I've never found a paper that my uni didn't have access to. If they're NOT providing you with that... Uh, complain, because they're supposed to.
Another thing to try is go straight to the doi lookup (here https://www.doi.org/[1][2] - wang it in the bit that says resolve a doi) and try the access link; countless times I've seen a paywalled paper, but when I grab the address to credit it, the doi links to an open-access journal anyway.
EDIT: Useful tip for non-studiers though, for sure. Knowledge should be free legally, but until then... We make it free illegally. Crime for good, or whatever.
Comment by brock_lee at 26/09/2021 at 13:58 UTC
9 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I have a little browser add-on that switches off and on Javascript (so I don't have to dig into settings and find it) and you'd be surprised how many paywalls are just Javascript based.
Comment by imlegallyabitch at 26/09/2021 at 15:18 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
if it’s not time sensitive, a lot of paper authors will have their emails freely available and will happily send you copies of their work! i was doing a research paper on elderly people choosing death (MAID, suicide, etc) and how that’s dealt with in medicine and we didn’t have access to a journal through my uni because funding (thanks province) and i emailed one of the authors in the netherlands and he sent me the full pdf.
Comment by gods_strike at 26/09/2021 at 15:26 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Z-lib is the way to go. This website saved my ass while doing my specialization. Thanks OP for sharing this. I am sending this to my WhatsApp group friends. :Peace:
Comment by Smidday90 at 26/09/2021 at 17:30 UTC
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I use something I can’t remember that sounds like sheograth, yes I know that’s a Skyrim character but you type in your institute and it gives you free access
Comment by [deleted] at 26/09/2021 at 17:55 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That's really cool resources. Thanks 👍
Comment by Little_Storm_9938 at 26/09/2021 at 21:21 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You’re a gem and not enough students see this or are saying so. Thank you.
Comment by Plenty-Appointment40 at 27/09/2021 at 05:17 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
If you need to get around certain paywalls and are tech savvy, you can just “delete the element” while right clicking it and choosing “inspect element”.
Some websites are advanced and require you to change the text. Some websites under source will actually link the page that is for logged in users only. This works on multiple websites that use the same format. I found that on some webpages, typing “/amp” after the “.com” will work just fine. Or sometimes /amp at the very end of the HTML.
It’s pretty fun to experiment and figure it out
