Hello!
It's reading week for me in the Computer Science Department. How fun! *rolls eyes*
Despite this, I must say that reading is something that everyone must do to prepare for a project, no matter how boring. I mean, what good is research if not built off of other research? And what is the purpose of that research if it is not shared publicly? I believe it is the duty of scientists and researchers to spread new knowledge so that it can be utilized everywhere in the world.
I know, I know. I may be a little idealistic because, obviously, research institutions need to make their money somehow, and my head is just stuck in the clouds; however, at ASU, something is different that proves I may not have my head so far up in the clouds. Let me elaborate: on Monday, when Dr. Bazzi was showing me around the Department, he told me something wonderful. When using ASU's wireless internet, everyone can access all articles on Google Scholar that used to be locked behind a price tag.
Wonderful, right?
I know it may sound simple, but for a researcher and a lover of knowledge, I am finally free. And with Google Scholar, reading is actually a little bit fun. A little bit.
I have access to a wealth of articles from very reputable sources, using brilliant methods to test and prove their hypotheses and analyze their data. I no longer have to sift through the commercialized journal articles of online news sites, now I have great sources.
So there's an update, articles are being read and notes are being taken. I'm excited for the future of my research, and I hope you are too. Stay tuned!
~ Jeff
Isn't it enjoyable to read Scholar's paper but not open-access yet.
ReplyDeleteYes I have access to a majority of the articles on Google Scholar, but not all. I love being able to easily search through whole libraries of scholarly texts.
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