[nabs-l] Database accessibility

[Justin Williams]

Books from the bard website, learning ally, and some articles from reputable
online sites could help.
 I know books take a while to read sometimes, but they can help with backing
up evidence.
 
Justin , 

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Hi all,

The recent discussion on academic challenges has got me thinking.
Especially for those of you who are in fields where reesearch is an
important part of what you are/will be doing following college, how do you
navigate around inaccessible databases online?  I have a working system in
place with disability services to tide me over through the remainder of my
undergraduate career including my required internship after graduation, but
thinking long-term I'm concerned about this issue being problematic if I
ever decide to do research on my own, or am invited by colleagues to
participate in a study.  I obviously would want to do my fair share of lit
reviews if that were the case, so I'd love to hear if anyone has tips or
tricks that go beyond using resources from the disability services office at
your university.

I should add that I am still trying to figure out an accessible way to
access my professional organization's journals online, which is a huge part
of this problem I think.  The database I find the most helpful is from
Temple University but it links directly to these journal articles in many
cases, which is the major hang-up there.  On a more short-term note, one of
the things my professors want me to do is to expand the sources I use for
research papers since I tend to rely on the tried-and true databases and
resources that I have the least amount of hassle in reading.  I completely
understand where they're coming from and why having information from a
variety of sources would lend credence to evidence.  Any suggestions would
be appreciated.

Thanks,

--
Kaiti Shelton

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