Aug. 7, 2021
The sometimes difficult access to knowledge
Now a days, we produce much knowledge than ever. To be more precise, we create so much information every single day that it'll be impossible to read it for a single person. Sometimes I feel amazed by all the medieval and ancient manuscripts that are to be read, but my shock is even bigger when I think of all the texts, images and videos that we're producing every second. The impressive amount of information causes that the important things to be hear or read just get lost in a sea of gibberish. The true is, nobody cares about what is published in the last number of a International journal on ancient philology. Just a few people will read some of the papers there published, and probably some of them will quit the reading as soon as the began it. What upset me the most is that even in this context -where the people don't need the journals nor the books, but rather the journals and editorial houses need new readers- the access to this academic information is closed. Only the best universities have access to almost all the papers and books that are saved online. For me it's almost criminal to have a bunch of texts saved in servers and not get free access to them. I have had to go to multiple pages, to ask to many friends, to download a lot of incomplete and even dangerous files, while trying to access to a text that could be as near as a click.
The sometimes difficult access to knowledge
Now a adays, we produce muchore knowledge than ever.
Or "much more knowledge".
To be more precise, we create so much information every single day that it'll bes impossible to read it for a single person to read it.
Or "it would be impossible". "will" would be more appropriate if this was a more specific prediction, about a more specific fact, something like: "If you try to read all the information produced in a single day, you will fail catastrophically."
Sometimes I feel amazed by all the medieval and ancient manuscripts that there are to be read, but my shock is even bigger when I think of all the texts, images and videos that we're producing every second.
"shock" is a little strange here, but not too bad.
The impressiveastonishing amount of information causemeans things that thare important things to beo hear or read just get lost in a sea of gibberish.
"impressive" feels a little too positive here.
The trueth is, nobody cares about what is published in the last numberissue of a In international journal on ancient philology.
We don't use "number" like this.
Just a few people will read some of the papers there published there, and probably some of them will quit the reading as soon as the began italmost immediately.
What upsets me the most is that even in this context - where the people don't need the journals nor the books, but rather the journals and editorial houses need new readers - the access to this academic information is closed.
I don't like this sentence, but I'm having a lot of trouble figuring out how I would say it! Maybe something like "Only the best universities have complete access to almost all the papers and books that are saved onlinepublished online, and even they still have some gaps in coverage." It's a complicated idea to express.
For me, it's almost criminal to have a bunch of texts savtored in servers and not getallow free access to them.
Subject mix-up here - the subject of "have a bunch of texts" is the publishers, but the subject of "get free access" is people who want to read the texts.
I have had to go to multiple pages, to ask to many friends, to download a lot of incomplete and even dangerous files, while trying to access to a text that cshould be as near asonly be a click away.
Feedback
You're absolutely right, it's incredibly irritating how greedy these publishers are. They didn't even do the research, they're just middlemen!
I've seen people say that if you email the researcher directly they're often quite happy to send you a copy. Never tried it myself.
Aug. 8, 2021
Thank you for your corrections! Yes, sometimes the best option is to email the researcher. I've done it, but, sadly, some researchers doesn't have copies of his old papers.
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The sometimes difficult access to knowledge |
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Now a days, we produce much knowledge than ever. Now Or "much more knowledge".
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To be more precise, we create so much information every single day that it'll be impossible to read it for a single person. To be more precise, we create so much information every single day that it' Or "it would be impossible". "will" would be more appropriate if this was a more specific prediction, about a more specific fact, something like: "If you try to read all the information produced in a single day, you will fail catastrophically."
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Sometimes I feel amazed by all the medieval and ancient manuscripts that are to be read, but my shock is even bigger when I think of all the texts, images and videos that we're producing every second. Sometimes I feel amazed by all the medieval and ancient manuscripts that there are to be read, but my shock is even bigger when I think of all the texts, images and videos that we're producing every second. "shock" is a little strange here, but not too bad.
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The impressive amount of information causes that the important things to be hear or read just get lost in a sea of gibberish. The "impressive" feels a little too positive here.
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The true is, nobody cares about what is published in the last number of a International journal on ancient philology. The tru We don't use "number" like this.
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Just a few people will read some of the papers there published, and probably some of them will quit the reading as soon as the began it. Just a few people will read some of the papers |
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What upset me the most is that even in this context -where the people don't need the journals nor the books, but rather the journals and editorial houses need new readers- the access to this academic information is closed. What upsets me the most is that even in this context - where the people don't need the journals nor the books, but rather the journals and editorial houses need new readers - the access to this academic information is closed. |
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Only the best universities have access to almost all the papers and books that are saved online. I don't like this sentence, but I'm having a lot of trouble figuring out how I would say it! Maybe something like "Only the best universities have complete access to |
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For me it's almost criminal to have a bunch of texts saved in servers and not get free access to them. For me, it's almost criminal to have a bunch of texts s Subject mix-up here - the subject of "have a bunch of texts" is the publishers, but the subject of "get free access" is people who want to read the texts.
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I have had to go to multiple pages, to ask to many friends, to download a lot of incomplete and even dangerous files, while trying to access to a text that could be as near as a click. I have had to go to multiple pages, to ask |
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