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Finding Articles Behind Paywalls

  • Google the article title between quotation marks accompanied by the search operator filetype:pdf. Example: "title of paper" + filetype:pdf
  • Ask Unpaywall. This is a Chrome and Firefox extension that systematically searches all open access datasets as you hit an article behind a paywall
  • Ask the authors. In LinkedIn or ResearchGate, send a direct message to the first or second author and they may help. Introduce yourself, explain why you need their article, and be brief!
  • Ask Reddit.  Request the article in a new thread in the subreddit Scholars

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Westmoreland County Community College Library - Student Achievement Center, 145 Pavilion Lane, Youngwood, PA 15697
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