Hi Wilfred,

This is a problem for the independent scholars among us. Does the school 
where you're getting your doctorate not offer good data bases (e.g., 
PsychInfo, Academic Search Premier)? Is there a college close by where you 
can log on to their data bases? I hope we can find a good answer to this 
difficulty. There is excellent material available online, but much academic 
stuff is restricted to data bases inaccessible to someone without college 
affiliation.

Besst regards,
Richard
www.flourishingearth.org
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>From: "Drs.W.T.M. Berendsen" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Group concerned that academia should seek and promote wisdom      
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Knowledge input
>Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 22:18:42 +0200
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>Dear list,
>
>
>
>Maybe i could just state some frustration i have related to my search for
>knowledge in last years. Which is, quite generally, the fact that a lot of
>interesting input is just not reachable. At least not to me, and I guess
>also not to many other people who want to. Fact is that I am currently
>typing my PhD. But, I am more like an independent researcher (as far as 
>that
>can be). Do not have any access to electronic databases with scientific
>articles. And if I find interesting journals, they are way out of reach
>because of economical constraints (the incredible high prices such journals
>cost). Of course the library would be an option, but they just do not have
>the journals I would be interested in. Even the University library, which 
>is
>a 2 hours car drive from me, does not.
>
>
>
>Quite generally, what I want to ask is whether people know ways to get
>access to better philosophy journals or electronic database libraries with
>scientific articles without having to pay huge amounts of money. Maybe
>whether there is some electronic library for free with contributions from
>scientists and intellectuals. If not, I think it would be major to start
>something like that as soon as possible. I would be very interested in any
>initiatives in that direction.
>
>
>
>Besides this, general remark of me, of course there is a lot on the
>internet. But scientists should have a platform to find information and to
>contribute with their work when it meets certain quality standards.
>
>
>
>Kind regards,
>
>
>
>Wilfred Berendsen
>
>
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