Reading a Paper From Springerlink

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The discussion revolves around accessing a specific academic paper from Springerlink for an assignment. The participant seeks assistance in obtaining the paper without incurring the $45 fee, expressing concerns about the potential usefulness of the paper for their research.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant inquires about accessing a paper on Springerlink, questioning the high cost and expressing uncertainty about its relevance to their assignment.
  • Another participant suggests contacting the school librarian for assistance in accessing the paper.
  • A different participant proposes that if the school librarian is unable to help, local colleges may have subscriptions that could provide access to the paper.
  • One participant mentions that authors sometimes pre-publish their papers on arXiv, suggesting that searching for the paper there might be beneficial.
  • The original poster clarifies that they have already consulted both their school and local libraries, which could not assist, and discusses the challenges of accessing the paper from a university in the U.S. due to login restrictions.
  • The original poster considers reaching out to a UK university to request access to the paper directly.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the importance of seeking alternative access methods for academic papers, but there is no consensus on the best approach to obtain the specific paper in question.

Contextual Notes

The discussion highlights limitations in access to academic resources, particularly for individuals not affiliated with institutions that have subscriptions. There are also unresolved issues regarding the availability of the paper on platforms like arXiv.

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Hi,
I'm writing an assignment for school and there is a paper on springerlink which looks like it could be of help to me, the site wants me to pay $45 for the single article but I think that for subscribers it is free.

So I was wondering if anyone who is already a subscriber is willing to let me see the paper, I'm only asking for help because I don't know for 100% if this paper will help me and it would be a waste if I bought it and I ended up not using it in my assignment and also I don't know if all scientific papers are like this but it seems a bit too much for a single paper.

I hope someone can help and I apologize if I broke any forum rules by posting this.

Regards
 
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Talk to your school librarian; that's what they're there for.
 
And if your school librarian can't help, chances are that at least a few colleges in your area subscribe and can provide you with access.

BTW, you should Google on the title of the paper. Springer sells access through their print journals and e-journals, but once authors have satisfied their peer-review process, Springer often encourages the authors to pre-publish on arXiv before publishing the paper in their own media. It's worth a shot...
 
Actually I did talk to both my school library and my local library before I posted this and they both said that they couldn't help.
The school basically said that because it is my own research I would have to pay for any research material.

The paper is from 2002 and the only other place that I would find a link to the pdf was from the state university of new york but you need a login and I'm not even from America. I tried searching on arXiv but no luck there.

If I want to get in contact with a UK university should I just e-mail them and ask if they can share this paper with me.

Also, thanks for getting back to me so soon.
 

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