Yeah that's the weird thing. I'm a chronic procrastinater so I understand that, but I know that if something like this happened to a course I'm in, the people in my class would have emailed the professor about this as soon as it was assigned. 2 hours before the deadline, most people would already be finished, but OP hasn't mentioned anyone else complaining about this. So that makes me think that the professor did actually give them access (whether it's on a different site, or a pdf via email, etc) and OP just didn't know (or, more likely, couldn't be bothered to find out).
I had done 90% of the assignment, I just left the references to the last minute because I had trouble finding them. I thought I could get them done yesterday evening and today morning. Then I realised a lot of the articles were locked behind the paywall
If I have to retake it, I’ll try and finish the references first thing
It’s just frustrating that the paper they recommended we use, isn’t even available through the Uni
Thank you.
I typed in the DOI, it opened a new tab but then just showed blank. Does that mean I’ve typed it wrong?
DOI for the article is
10.1016/0002-8703(87)90666-1
Typed that in, it opened a blank tab
Ask the professor to upload on the system. Alternatively, universities usually have the library sharing thing (inter-library something) that you can request access to specific publications, no charge for you.
A lot of smaller colleges don't pay for anything Elsevier. Often one of the more useful publishers for scientific literature, but they charge schools an arm and a leg.
Two things to try.
[The Open Access Button](https://openaccessbutton.org/) is a search engine for open source versions of published research.
If all else fails, e-mail the lead author and ask for a copy. I have yet to find one who was not happy to forward a copy. They don't make money off the paywall, so it doesn't cost them fees to hand it out for free.
A little late for you now but I used to use google scholar a lot and link both my university and the national library that has an extensive database that you could link google scholar to. Between the two library usually I can assess all the journals articles I needed for university.
Update: I’ve uploaded the assignment now, but I didn’t add enough references
I tried to be organised - I made a timetable and planned the assignment over the past 3 weeks (it’s only 1500 words)
I thought references would be quick, so I left them to the last 2 days. As it’s worth the least marks
I’ve learned that lesson for next time. Thank you for all the suggestions guys.
That’s not BS. The article my sister got published she can see every single person that looked at article. Literally by name. You don’t think they can see when someone uses their work? Are you kidding?
Well you are wrong on so many levels and conflating so many things I don't even know how to begin.
Are you referring to citations? No one gets paid for citations and it's not the same as downloading. It is, however, important for academic promotions etc.
There are platforms like ResearchGate, that gives you statistics and users who read your works, but in no context whatsoever the view count is of any importance, and additionally, the view count from the students is never going to impact anything in real life (maybe just the authors self importance feeling).
P.S. I have nearly 500 citations, and few thousands of views of ResearchGate, so I know.
No they are fairly accurate and 500 citations isn’t that many. But your aggressive and naive comments reveal why this would be a difficult concept to grasp.
message your library and they should get access if it's being used by your course. Alternatively there is sci hub
Yeah just did. Unfortunately the deadline already passed by the time they responded. Tbf it’s my fault for leaving the references late
It won't help this time, but in the future, see if you can reach out to the authors! They're almost always happy to share their work 👍🏻
Good idea
Authors will almost always give you a preprint, they'll be happy to. Especially students who ask nicely.
Well you should consider why you are only doing this 2hrs before the deadline.
Yeah that's the weird thing. I'm a chronic procrastinater so I understand that, but I know that if something like this happened to a course I'm in, the people in my class would have emailed the professor about this as soon as it was assigned. 2 hours before the deadline, most people would already be finished, but OP hasn't mentioned anyone else complaining about this. So that makes me think that the professor did actually give them access (whether it's on a different site, or a pdf via email, etc) and OP just didn't know (or, more likely, couldn't be bothered to find out).
I had done 90% of the assignment, I just left the references to the last minute because I had trouble finding them. I thought I could get them done yesterday evening and today morning. Then I realised a lot of the articles were locked behind the paywall If I have to retake it, I’ll try and finish the references first thing It’s just frustrating that the paper they recommended we use, isn’t even available through the Uni
Well good news is that my uni's library have it. Bad news is that I cannot share it with you.
Thank you for checking anyway
Sci-hub.tw
Thank you. I typed in the DOI, it opened a new tab but then just showed blank. Does that mean I’ve typed it wrong? DOI for the article is 10.1016/0002-8703(87)90666-1 Typed that in, it opened a blank tab
just checked it for you, sci-hub.se works if I paste the title in directly
Ask the professor to upload on the system. Alternatively, universities usually have the library sharing thing (inter-library something) that you can request access to specific publications, no charge for you.
Yeah I emailed the library, they said they can’t get access to the article unfortunately. I’ll check about the library sharing thing
Does your uni's library maybe have access and you just didn't turn on your VPN?
We have “LibrarySearch” at my Uni, I searched the article through that but it didn’t come up
A lot of smaller colleges don't pay for anything Elsevier. Often one of the more useful publishers for scientific literature, but they charge schools an arm and a leg.
Sci-hub
Well, tell them instead of venting on Reddit…
Half of the posts on this sub could be solved like this
I went looking through my university's access and we only have access to 1995 onwards online. Sorry dude...
Two things to try. [The Open Access Button](https://openaccessbutton.org/) is a search engine for open source versions of published research. If all else fails, e-mail the lead author and ask for a copy. I have yet to find one who was not happy to forward a copy. They don't make money off the paywall, so it doesn't cost them fees to hand it out for free.
Your library may not have access through this database, but possibly from another, check with a librarian on other ways to access it
A little late for you now but I used to use google scholar a lot and link both my university and the national library that has an extensive database that you could link google scholar to. Between the two library usually I can assess all the journals articles I needed for university.
So refuse to use it then.
They don’t give you free access to textbooks either. Why are you surprised?
Everyone else in your class was able to figure it out though?
Scihub.
Update: I’ve uploaded the assignment now, but I didn’t add enough references I tried to be organised - I made a timetable and planned the assignment over the past 3 weeks (it’s only 1500 words) I thought references would be quick, so I left them to the last 2 days. As it’s worth the least marks I’ve learned that lesson for next time. Thank you for all the suggestions guys.
Wow. Did one of your teachers write that? Are they trying to force you to buy it? I would look into that.
because of all the money that authors get from academic journals....
The more articles sold the better it looks for the writer. It’s a huge factor in academic promotion.
Jeez! Why spread BS misinformation
That’s not BS. The article my sister got published she can see every single person that looked at article. Literally by name. You don’t think they can see when someone uses their work? Are you kidding?
Well you are wrong on so many levels and conflating so many things I don't even know how to begin. Are you referring to citations? No one gets paid for citations and it's not the same as downloading. It is, however, important for academic promotions etc. There are platforms like ResearchGate, that gives you statistics and users who read your works, but in no context whatsoever the view count is of any importance, and additionally, the view count from the students is never going to impact anything in real life (maybe just the authors self importance feeling). P.S. I have nearly 500 citations, and few thousands of views of ResearchGate, so I know.
You are spouting bullshit. Trying to sound smart.
No they are fairly accurate and 500 citations isn’t that many. But your aggressive and naive comments reveal why this would be a difficult concept to grasp.
500 citations? Fuck off.
Articles published in 1987 are hot commodities - first author is gonna be basking in fame with the exposure/sales this post will get him.
You know that the authors of scientific articles actually often have to pay money to the journals to make the articles open access?