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> the disadvantage of being out of touch with a laboratory and not able to read expensive scientific publications. Not everyone can have a lab of their own, b
by fabjan 17y ago
> the disadvantage of being out of touch with a laboratory and not able to read expensive scientific publications.
Not everyone can have a lab of their own, but is access to publications really that expensive? Here in Sweden, I just had to register for a course at the local university (which was free), and then get a computer account to have access to all the publications everyone else at the university have access to.
- liamk 17y agoRegistering for a single course in Canada will likely cost ~$800 for a single term. That's a lot to pay for access to publications. The other option is subscribe to publications directly, but that can cost much much more than 800.
- davidw 17y agoI think liamk's experience is more typical. I think most countries charge money to attend the university in some way, and/or have a fair amount of bureaucracy associated with signing up.