[nabs-l] Database accessibility

[Munawar Bijani]

Hi,
I have never come across an inaccessible database at least at college level. Also, nowadays colleges let you keep your login information so you could just keep pulling from their database if you need to.

> On Jul 22, 2016, at 2:05 AM, Kaiti Shelton via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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 ,
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Cc: Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Database accessibility
>> 
>> 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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