at varsity is both labour-intensive and a costly effort. Apart from the money you will be paying on fees, accommodation, living expenses and just about everything else in this new stage of your life, there are also smaller costs that can add up.
And let’s face it, the last thing you need while desperately looking for sources in your upcoming essay is a paywall blocking you. This is usually the point of most frustration, especially if you’re doing research online and it always so happens to be the perfect article that is blocked. Many countries around the world like India and France sought to block Z-Library and similar through ISPs, but there are still extant shadow libraries on the internet.
Most of these will be locked behind paywalls or subscriptions but if you’re lucky you will be able to find some free PDFs here clearly marked with the “[PDF]” suffix.