[nabs-l] Finding accessible and relevant research articles to complete assignments

[Sarah Jevnikar]

Hi Amanda,
I've used JStor quite effectively. You'll have to get access through your
school's library website (it requires subscriptions) but they're pdf's are
text ones which is great. As for finding relevant sources, I think this just
takes practice. Meeting one-on-one with a librarian (this was available to
all students at my school), was a huge help. Either they'll find you good
articles or they'll help you decide the best keywords to use or the best
databases.

I know this isn't for articles, but I've found Bookshare a pleasant surprise
in the number of things it has that I can use for academic purposes. I've
only been a member for a couple of years, but it's amazing!

I use QRead, as it is a nice way to show tables of contents (when they
exist) and/or give page numbers (when they exist).

I hope this helps,
Sarah

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From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Keri Svendsen
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Sent: November 6, 2017 1:18 PM
To: Amanda Cape via NABS-L
Cc: Keri Svendsen
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Finding accessible and relevant research articles to
complete assignments

Amanda,


I've had great success with google scholar myself.

I find a lot of pdf files are a pain to work with, but google has served me
well. Some databases work too, but it depends what area you are looking for
things in.

If you share more details I may be able to offer more specific advice.


On 11/6/2017 12:09 PM, Amanda Cape via NABS-L wrote:
> Hi fellow students,
> I have been finding myself getting increasingly frustrated as I try to 
> progress through school and am required to find research articles that 
> are accessible with Jaws and that are relevant to my assignment 
> topics. How does everyone deal with this? For example, when I am able 
> to find an article that could be helpful with support from a sighted 
> individual who can sskim the articles, they are not always readable.
> One opened and all it says is blank. This makes doing work even more 
> anxiety provoking and time-consuming than it would be without all of 
> these hurdles.
> I am feeling frustrated and wondering how everyone finds useful articles.
> Thanks,
> Amanda
> Amanda
>
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