Sue,
Another option is to email the first or second author and ask them for a
copy of their paper. I have done this many times and on 99% of occasions
authors are happy that you are interested in their work and willing to
supply a .pdf or paper copy of the article. In addition, trying members of
your department and supervisors might be worth a try too - some academics
will have their own subscriptions to journals.
Anna
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From: Research of postgraduate psychologists.
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Sent: 29 October 2009 16:49
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Subject: Re: Use of Psych-Postgrads to Request Articles
Sue,
Another option is to find a copy of the journal article and email the first
or second author and ask them for a copy of their paper. I have done this
many times and on 99% of occasions authors are happy that you are interested
in their work and willing to supply a .pdf or paper copy of the article. In
addition, trying members of your department and supervisors might be worth a
try too - some academics will have their own subscriptions to journals.
Anna
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From: Research of postgraduate psychologists.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jamison-Powell, Susan
Sent: 29 October 2009 15:22
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Use of Psych-Postgrads to Request Articles
Dear All,
I have noticed a surge in requests for articles/chapters etc recently.
Strictly speaking this is an activity that breaches copyright and could
result in the (public) list being closed down. I completely empathise with
those with limited access, it is understandably frustrating to be denied
access to that essential article that happens to be in a journal that your
institution doesn't subscribe to. However, this is what Inter Library Loans
are for. Also, I have found that even if an article isn't available through
my institution's library portal, I can still sometimes get it through a
Google Scholar search (often the author will have a pdf on their site).
So I am going to have to be really strict (as I am sure none of us want this
list to disappear!) and ask that there are no more article requests.
Sue (List Admin)
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Sue Jamison-Powell
Communications Officer
Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group
http://www.psypag.co.uk
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