Oops, dropped these:
- https://annas-archive.org/
- https://www.wosonhj.com/
- https://www.vialibri.net/ (Physical)
- (Placeholder for me when I'm on PC)
How to find things:
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Use Anna's Archive (linked above). It uses their database in their search, as well as Libgen and others.
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There's also a Telegram bot for Scihub and Libgen which are handy: https://www.reddit.com/r/scihub/s/5p7FCk1IOH https://github.com/1337w0rm/Libgen-Telegram-Bot
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Their Tor links are on wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci-Hub?wprov=sfla1 (check out the see also sections too). Requires a Tor capable browser: https://www.torproject.org/ or https://brave.com/ (Chromium)
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For direct links: https://www.reddit.com/r/scihub/s/k6hFIhh51w
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Use this free VPN if you don't have one. You will not be able to connect without it on many connections: https://protonvpn.com/
If you cannot find what you need, you have options:
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You can post on Wosonhj (above)
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Post on Twitter or Masto with the tag #icanhazpdf
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Search Research Gate
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Email the author
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Many unis require an open access preprint be hosted somewhere these days (worth checking).
More tools:
- Ref manager: https://www.zotero.org/
- Reader: https://calibre-ebook.com/
- More (it's my WIP, scroll down): https://github.com/stark1tty/awesome-PhD/tree/patch-1
Yeah it's nuts. However there are a huge number of open-access journals, and they are becoming more common. BMC/PLOS are the big ones in my field (biology/genetics).
PLOS still charges a fee if your institution is not part of their "network", and it's not cheap, but their articles are free for all to access.