[nabs-l] Database accessibility

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hi Justin,

Forgot to mention I already do that as well.  I have had pretty good
luck finding things that way, but it's a bit trickier in a research
methods class where the prof wants to see we're using databases.
Nevertheless, I do actually really like using books in research.  We
do have a find command in most technologies that helps, and I
definitely am a Bookshare junkie in particular.

On 7/21/16, Justin Williams via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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Kaiti Shelton