unconventional research tools
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Unconventional reseach toolsIga Balos ([email protected])
Teaching Assistant at theInstitute of Private LawAFM Krakow University
Everyone (esp. THE PROFESSIONALS) knows conventional research tools...
...but not everyone (esp. THE STUDENTS) likes to use them !
Why do not students like 'traditional' research tools:
databases are expensive some of them do not provide remote access... ...so they do require spending time in library
There are research tools that students may like because:
they are free of chargetheir interface is intuitional
they can be used via iPad, iPhone, notebook
1. 'Google books' enables access to selected books (full or limited view depending on the publisher's decision).
2. 'Google Scholar' is a search engine providing a search of scholarly literature. It saves time by conducting its own preliminary research. It enables browsing US court decisions.
3. 'COPERNIC agent' is a meta search engine that queris several search engines, providing the best search results. It does not refer to broken links and removes duplicats. Its basic version, very functional, can be downloaded free of charge.
4. 'SSRN' (Social Science Research Network) enables dissemination of social science research. It is possible to find here, upon its author's consent, articles free of charge, which are quite expensive on publishing house website.
5. 'Digital commons' is open access institutional repository used by many reknowed universities. It is recommended as a research tool at the beginning of the research when a student want to get a general idea about of the subject.
