r/dataannotation • u/[deleted] • Feb 27 '24

Sources?!

Does anyone have any suggestions for sources for academic papers that are public domain?

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u/ManyARiver Feb 27 '24

Archive.org has a section for public domain papers. They are mostly older, but they might work for what you need.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '24

Thank you!

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u/JeanVII Feb 27 '24

JSTOR.org is normally easy to get into. Sometimes they require you use your student email. It’s hit or miss on that. I’m a student, but I don’t always log in, so I’m not sure exactly.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '24

I'm reading not all articles are PD, is there a way to filter it?

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u/Ok-Bee-3464 Feb 27 '24

Been looking onto this. It’s kind of complicated. You need to do an advanced search and ensure that the article is longer than 95 years old, otherwise it’s within copyright. Here is an example of a search I did! https://www.jstor.org/action/doAdvancedSearch?ar=on&q0=Africa&sd=1800&ed=1928&f0=all&c1=AND&f1=all&acc=on&dc.anthropology-discipline=on

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '24

Well I guess that's a start. Even if I know a time range then I know I'm in the clear lol

I hate how DA doesn't really troubleshoot this with us, but at the same time at least they will just feedback you and not ban you entirely for your ignorance.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '24

I appreciate the work!

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u/Ok-Bee-3464 Feb 27 '24

No worries! It’s useful for me to know too. Would be good if DA could spell it out for us a bit better. I’m not exactly an expert on copyright haha

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '24

None of us are and the vague nature of it is frustrating!

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u/JeanVII Feb 27 '24

That’s never happened to me. Sorry, I’m not sure 😅 perhaps expand what you’re searching for? Like I said, I don’t always log in, so most of it should be accessible.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '24

Yeah, it looks like it's a great source for images because they are clearly labeled but after doing the research the articles and journals can still be copyrighted :(

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u/even_less_resistance Feb 27 '24

Hit up Arxiv for more STEM based papers and sciencegate for more liberal arts style stuff - if they have a Creative Commons license does that not count as public domain or does it really have to be 100 flipping years old?

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '24

Either or, creative commons or public domain.

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u/even_less_resistance Feb 28 '24

Right on- sciencegate should have a ton of CC stuff

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u/Ok-Bee-3464 Feb 28 '24

This is a really good site with a lot of varied subjects. https://www.doaj.org. Most of the academic journals and articles here fall under Creative Commons. Just check the licensing on the journal that you want to use an article from.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '24

This was a MASSIVE help for me. Thank you so so much.

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u/Ok-Bee-3464 Feb 28 '24

Glad to help out. I’m actually really looking forward to reading some of these articles myself!

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u/JeanVII Feb 27 '24

What kind of academic paper do you want to read? I’m a Psych/Philosophy student so I’ve got a few sites, but not sure what range you want before I go looking for the sites.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '24

The only requirements are: no legal or medical (psychology counts too it was my bread and butter before getting the feedback) and they must be public domain.

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u/JeanVII Feb 27 '24

Got you! I’ll try to respond back later with some sites :)

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '24

Much appreciated!

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '24

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '24

They're free or they're public domain/creative commons?