Don't forget to check with your local public library. The library
where my wife used to work had access to several academic databases
via a system setup by the state. Here's a link to a list of the
databases available via the TexShare system, which includes MedLine,
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection, Academic Search Premier,
ERIC, and others:
http://www.texshare.edu/programs/academicdb/describedbs.html
The main sources missing from these databases tends to full text of
APA articles, though the APA articles with abstracts are there so you
can figure out if they are worth going after through something like
interlibrary loan. The database access is included with membership to
the library, which in many cases is free if you live within a given
area or for a small fee if outside of that area.
I'm not sure if a similar service would be available in your area,
but it is probably worth looking into...
hope this helps
- marc
At 01:35 PM 10/25/2006, you wrote:
Hi
I've raised this issue in the past but have still not been able to
resolve it and I'm hoping someone out there can help. I'm working
from home and currently unaffiliated with a university. I was
granted an extension by UCLA to continue using my database password
to do research, but this extension is expiring at the end of the
year and as I'm no longer at UCLA I can't renew it. I've been
associated with UCLA for my entire research career and have no idea
how unaffiliated researchers who do not live near a good university
library (or are homebound for other reasons, such as disability) do
their research--that is, gain access to full-texts of online
research articles from professional journals.
Are there commercially-run databases out there which you can
subscribe to and will license articles to you? I would be most
grateful for any help anyone out there can offer.
Paul Okami
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