1. First, you can access HowNet through the database of the school library. Many colleges and universities will buy the database of HowNet, and students and teachers can access it for free through the IP address of the school. If you are a student or a faculty member, you can ask the library staff how to access HowNet through the database of the school library.

2. Secondly, HowNet will regularly open some free paper resources. You can find related links such as "free resources" or "open access" on the homepage of HowNet, and you can view free papers after clicking enter. These papers may come from research institutions or the authors themselves, and the quality is quite high.

3. Third, some sub-sites of HowNet are free. For example, HowNet's "China Academic Conference Online" provides a large number of free conference papers. You can find this sub-site on the homepage of HowNet, and then find the paper you need according to the relevant search conditions.

Finally, you can also try to use some third-party websites to search the resources of HowNet. Some websites will capture the data of HowNet and provide free search service. However, it should be noted that the quality and accuracy of these third-party websites may be different, so you need to be cautious when using them.

Hownet knowledge

1. HowNet, the full name of China Knowledge Resource Library, is the largest digital academic resource library in China, which is built and operated by China Institute of Science and Technology Information. HowNet takes the collection, collation and dissemination of Chinese academic information as its main task, and provides comprehensive, accurate and timely information services for scientific research, education and government decision-making.

2. The main functions of HowNet include academic paper retrieval, periodical browsing, conference paper retrieval, dissertation retrieval, scientific and technological achievements retrieval, laws and regulations retrieval and statistical data retrieval. Among them, academic paper retrieval is the core function of HowNet, covering natural science, engineering technology, agricultural science, medical and health, social science, humanities and other fields.

3. The characteristics of HowNet are as follows: first, it is rich in resources, including a large number of academic papers, periodicals and conference papers; Second, the update is fast, and a lot of new content will be added to HowNet every day; Third, the retrieval function is powerful, and users can search by keywords, authors and units.

4. Hownet needs to be used through special software or website. Users can find the information they need by inputting keywords or selecting categories. HowNet also provides some advanced functions, such as document delivery and citation analysis, to help users make better use of HowNet resources.