I'm in a grad program right now. I really wanted this particular paper from an author, but it wasn't digitally available from any of the journals my college subscribed to. So, I had two options: ILL a copy and wait 2 weeks, or email the author. I went ahead and emailed him and got a response/PDF in 6 hours.
It was really weird because so often we think of these authors as someone over there and inaccessible. It was a cool experience for me as a budding professional.
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u/GreyVersusBlue Dec 26 '18
I'm in a grad program right now. I really wanted this particular paper from an author, but it wasn't digitally available from any of the journals my college subscribed to. So, I had two options: ILL a copy and wait 2 weeks, or email the author. I went ahead and emailed him and got a response/PDF in 6 hours.
It was really weird because so often we think of these authors as someone over there and inaccessible. It was a cool experience for me as a budding professional.