I understand we have a number of scientists ranging from undergraduates to industry researchers and even an actual professor in our midst.
We're at a large spread of different institutions up and down the country, and some of our libraries will no doubt have subscriptions to journals that others don't. There's nothing more frustrating than not having access to a paper that you really need, so I was wondering if you lot would like to devise a system where we help each other out? Posting links to the paper we're after so that a ladm8 can have a look-see if they have access to it and then get it to each other somehow.
>>3895 Always a worthwhile thread to bump, definitely, but I was thinking more of a supply-and-demand type system with direct links to specific articles that a person can't access and a plea for help from someone that might have access.
>>3897 As >>3896 has pointed out, the service is available from Reddit. I wasn't aware of that, but I can't see why that means it isn't something we could do here as well to scratch each other's backs wherever possible.
Now that I think of it, /lit/ might be a more suitable place for it, since it lists PDF as a compatible filetype.
>>3898 >I can't see why that means it isn't something we could do here as well to scratch each other's backs wherever possible.
There is little to be gained from establishing an inferior system; .gs network of light fingered types with access to electronic journals is microscopic compared to /r/scholar.
Assuming you're still studying it should be easy to get a staff member to get you a printout anyway.
