Tip: Tweak your Scholar Preferences to include OhioLINK and OCLC in your search results if off-campus
Try EasyBib (NOTE: free version includes MLA style only)
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Try Mendeley, "a cross-platform application that helps researchers manage and annotate their scientific paper collections. Researchers can also
set up collaborative projects, work and discuss in groups, and share data on Mendeley’s web platform."
Public Domain Works: a site for calculating the public domain of works. Apparently de-funded or currently not in working order. Stay tuned?
Search FundRef (beta version as of 2013)
Try OCLC's article exchange service here for free! A good way to share large files.
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The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition provides an online tool - commonly known as the SPARC addendum. This tool help authors negotiate and customize their individual copyright transfer agreements so that they may maintain rights that would otherwise be forfeited.
Search FreeFullPDF for open access articles in the sciences!
Search ScienceResearch.com for more freely available scientfic articles and content
See OASIS for information on facilitating an open access environment at your institution. Also appropriate for students and researchers.
Search for millions of open access articles and materials on any topic worldwide through OCLC's open access interface, OAIster (or Open Archives Initiative)
Search for articles, authors, journals or digital objects using CrossRef.
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ENTER DOI string below to locate original text or article:
What is this? It is a symbol denoting Creative Commons attribution.
HowOpenIsIt? by PLoS/SPARC/OASPA: http://www.plos.org/about/open-access/howopenisit/
The Public Knowledge Project includes software support such as the Open Journal Systems.