Shadow libraries (also pirate libraries or black open access) are online repositories of freely available digital media that are normally paywalled, access-controlled...
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Z-Library (abbreviated as z-lib, formerly BookFinder) is a shadow library project for file-sharing access to scholarly journal articles, academic texts...
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Library Genesis (shortened to LibGen) is a shadow library project for file-sharing access to scholarly journal articles, academic and general-interest...
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Anna's Archive (redirect from Pirate Library Mirror)
Anna's Archive is an open source search engine for shadow libraries (repositories of digital texts which are otherwise not readily accessible) that was...
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Christopher M., "The disappearing virtual library", Al Jazeera, March 1, 2012 Liang, Lawrence. (2012). Shadow Libraries. e-flux. Portals: Books Education...
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Flibusta (category Shadow libraries)
Flibusta (Russian: Флибуста) is a shadow library project mainly for Russian language books. Its collection comprised over 630,000 books. Dissatisfied with...
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cooperative storage cloud, also authored by Protocol Labs. The shadow libraries Anna's Archive and Library Genesis host books via IPFS. The Brave browser added...
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Sci-Hub (category Shadow libraries)
In addition to its intensive use, Sci-Hub stands out among other shadow libraries because of its easy use/reliability and because of the enormous size...
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publishing reform Anna's Archive Open Access Button Library Genesis Sci-Hub Shadow library Z-Library Gardner, Carolyn; Caffrey, Gabriel J. "Bypassing Interlibrary...
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database List of digital library projects Mobile library Panjab Digital Library Shadow library Traveling library Web archive Z-Library Witten, Ian H.; Bainbridge...
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UbuWeb is a "a pirate shadow library consisting of hundreds of thousands of freely downloadable avant-garde artifacts." It offers visual, concrete and...
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The Anarchist Library is an online anarchist library and archive founded around 2007 by Aragorn!, Marco and other anarchists. Free to use and aimed at...
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In analytical psychology, the shadow (also known as ego-dystonic complex, repressed id, shadow aspect, or shadow archetype) is an unconscious aspect of...
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engines and libraries Library assessment Research library Research Libraries Group Research Libraries UK Shadow library Trends in library usage Curzon...
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In organizations, shadow IT refers to information technology (IT) systems deployed by departments other than the central IT department, to bypass limitations...
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The shadow cabinet or shadow ministry is a feature of the Westminster system of government. It consists of a senior group of opposition spokespeople who...
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2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018. "Avatar: The Last Airbender—Smoke and Shadow Library Edition HC". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on October...
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"The Integration of Tor into Library Services: An Appeal to the Core Mission and Values of Libraries". Public Library Quarterly. 40 (1): 60–76. doi:10...
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by the Library of Congress, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Hitchcock's favorite of all his films, Shadow of a Doubt...
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2015. Kyle previously served as Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice, Shadow Minister for Schools, and Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary. Peter...
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Django Wexler (redirect from The Shadow Campaigns)
published the "flintlock fantasy" series The Shadow Campaigns (2013–2018), the young adult Forbidden Library fantasy series, and other works. Wexler obtained...
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Union Political repression in the Soviet Union Shadow library Anna's Archive Library Genesis Z-Library Underground press USSR anti-religious campaign...
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Serials crisis (category Library science)
The increased prices have also led to the increased popularity of shadow libraries. Each journal article reports unique research findings, and as a result...
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Dark Shadows is an American Gothic soap opera that aired weekdays on the ABC television network from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show depicted...
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Archivist (section Internet libraries)
archivists operate public libraries that are accessible on the Internet. Examples include the illegal shadow libraries Library Genesis and Anna's Archive...
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locomotive class Ascend Airways Anna's Archive, search engine for shadow libraries Asian Aerospace, an air show in Asia European Union Association Agreement...
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alternate avenues for publication and access, such as preprint servers and shadow libraries. Elsevier was founded in 1880 and adopted the name and logo from the...
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Forgotten Books—a secret labyrinthine library that houses rare and banned books. Daniel is drawn to one called The Shadow of the Wind by Julian Carax and takes...
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Shadowplay (redirect from The Twilight Zone/Shadow Play)
Shadow play refers to shadow puppetry or shadow theatre. Shadowplay, Shadow Play or The Shadow Play may refer to: Shadowplay (novel), a 2007 novel by Tad...
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described as a response to the growing popularity of shadow libraries such as Anna's Archive and Z-Library. The company relies on automation to generate a...
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