Posted by alexandra_k on April 27, 2020, at 21:18:30
In reply to Re: Test -- full article access, posted by alexandra_k on April 27, 2020, at 21:10:21
There are good and reputable websites that make good and reputable information available to the public without a subscription.
Or... There are good and reputable websites that make good and reputable information available to the public for only very very small (nominal really) cost.
I have been very impressed, lately, by the quality of access I have been able to get by way of online access through my local public library. In some ways it has been better access (higher quality stuff) than what is available in the Universities.
It is a bit fiddly, sometimes. To log in to read the NY times. To not have the beautiful layout or the pictures. But you can think of those as premium subscription perks, if you like. It is nice to read the news in plain boring old layout. To get the information. It is a nice way of doing it. Yeah.
Nature -- has made lots of Covid19 stuff available to people without subscription etc.
I dare say that a lot of the 'harder to find' 'obscure' stuff is, uh, really and truly oftentimes better off for being harder to find and obscure. Not always... But typically if you do manage to find a genuine finding people are interested... It is far more common for people to try and pass nonsense or rubbish or dodgey stats or dodgey research protocol or dodgey students or dodgey laboratory lead person off as something that they really and truly are not. I mean to say that often times the obscure stuff is best off for being hidden away behind subscription only service because it's not worth the paper it's not even printed on.
It is because they give you 'points' towards getting places in Medicine programs or working in Hospitals or whatever on the basis of your publications.
One way to view it is it is a further chance for them to get to know you.
See if you will torture the rats if you think you can get away with it. See if you will do something like that for an idea that's about as incredulous as, well, several that we have been hearing about, lately.
Often times it's laboratory people trying to stimgatise the student so the student won't be able to get a reputable position anywhere. Trying to make them appear both immoral and inept. Both stupid and mean. Most places don't want people who are stupid and mean. Some places like to do their best to make their people appear stupid and mean so they will never be able to get away from them no matter how badly they choose to treat them.
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