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发表于 2005-11-30 22:08:19
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Readfree- a Platform for Knowledge, Resources and Friendship
I got acquainted with Readfree about six months ago when I started writing my MA thesis paper. It was such an unforgettable experience getting to know Readfree, because it benefited me so much, and it is still bring much excitment to me now.
I really had a hard time toiling over my MA thesis earlier this year, when I was facing the thesis proposal. The most difficult thing for me then was material. I had went to the National Library in Beijing once earlier this year, spending nearly two thousand yuan. I had very limited money, so I could not go to Beijing for the second time. However, when I came back with piles of materials copied from the library, I suddenly realized that my materials were still not sufficient. Due to my carelessness, I had missed something important.
My supervisor Professor Chen recommended that I could try my luck at Readfree site for some enlightenment when he knew my difficulties. I followed his suggestion and searched online for Readfree, a strange name for me 6 months ago. Very soon, I found myself frequently logging in and off Readfree. Of course, I am very grateful for Professor Chen for his willingness to share this wonderful site with me.
Readfree is a wonderful site for searching resources of papers and journal articles. Most of the time, I can easily find free entries to databases such as CNKI, etc. Readfree is intended purely for academic purposes, and you will never see boring things such as advertisements, ridiculous women pictures and so on. In addition, Readfree is also quite properly managed. Guidelines are given to beginners; there are responsible people in charge of each column; unrelated postings are deleted in time; some warm-hearted members offer you valuable information about what you need; friends who may never see each other in person can exchange ideas and information. There are a whole set of reasons why I like this site.
Undoubtedly, in this information society, knowledge is money. It seems that we poor scholars may face an embarrassing situation. Fortunately, Readfree can tide us over. Readfree provides us easy and free access to electronic libraries, academic databases, etc. We can learn useful skills for searching information and online libray entries. We can gain so much from Readfree. But never forget: the spirit of Readfree is sharing. While taking information and resources from it, we should make our own contributions to Readfree ourselves as well.
I sincerely hope that Readfree will have a bright future. Sharing the valuable platform for knowledge, resources and friendship, all scholars and members are sure to make progress in their own research. [/hide] |
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