napster question

[jungjedi]

sometimes i come across pdf's that you have to pay for or have to subscribe to there journal when all i really want is a napster for science papers.is there such a thing?

[Jay-qu]

I find some of the best scientific papers are free, but I am mainly interested in what NASA and ESA put out. There are many universities that put out press releases that are completely free - Clay (and a few others) post the best stories here on hypo.

[Monomer]

There's these sites that I've used:

HighWire Press -- Free Online Full-text Articles

PubMed Central Homepage

[jungjedi]

cool.but its not the same as stealing science

[somebody]

pubmed is the place to be. I dont think napster has any free SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE.

most university subscribe to many of these journals so if you are a university student then you can get hold of them through your library.

[Tormod]

Originally Posted by jungjedi

cool.but its not the same as stealing science

What exactly is "stealing science" supposed to be?

[jungjedi]

i dont know.im to proud to beg and too dumb to steal

[pgrmdave]

Even if you're not a university student, many universities and local colleges will let you use their library (usually for a fee). You may also want to check out Google Scholar

[jungjedi]

ooooh!thats a good one!