Are there any library resources for UC alumni?
Answer
UC does not offer dedicated alumni access to subscription research databases. However, there are some other options out there for continuing your research.
You can find a great deal of high-quality, freely accessible scholarship through reputable Open Access sources, including:
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Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): https://doaj.org/
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ERIC: https://eric.ed.gov/ - many documents are freely available; some records link to publisher versions that may require subscription access
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Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/ - helpful for identifying open-access versions of articles
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OAPEN: https://www.oapen.org/ - aggregates peer reviewed Open Access publications from across Europe
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PubMed Central (PMC): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ - a free full-text repository in the biomedical and life sciences
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Public Library of Science (PLOS): https://plos.org/ - fully open-access journals in science and medicine
Your local public library may also provide Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services, which can help you request books, articles, and other materials from libraries nationwide, often at no cost.