Is there a good, inexpensive (not even free, just affordable) way a non-academic can access scholarly articles? I’m never going to cite an article in anything and I’m not affiliated with a university, I just enjoy reading & checking primary sources.

elodieunderglass: That’s such a good question!! Oh my goodness! The short answer is yes, definitely! I’m going to tell you The Big Dirty Secret at the end of this post. But first you have to read how to do it properly, okay? If you’re browsing, and you don’t know exactly what article you want, probably…