HEY! Are you a University Student? Do you have access to databases of published papers?
SAVE THEM! WHEN YOU GRADUATE YOU WON'T HAVE ACCESS ANYMORE! SAVE EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER LOOKED AT - SAVE MORE IF YOU CAN!
@exiliaex Younger academics, be like your auntie Roz: I have a running directory of almost all of the research papers and monographs I've read since 2013. Sure, I still have university credentials, but you never know when you won't just be able to look up a paper on the web, and it's worth holding onto them in any case. it takes up a fifth of my laptop's hard drive lol
@gardencourt aaaaand external hard drives exist! perfect for large databases of texts that you dont regularly need to grab from but still want permanent access to when you do need to grab one!
@exiliaex
come to think of it, my work laptop is practically a portable SSD with built-in pdf reader, text editor, and TeX engine
(this post reminds me that my external backup needs updating)