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
Wikipedia's Sci-Hub:
In other words, whether you use grassroots, collectivized forms of knowledge centralization (aka "shadow libraries") in your work depends entirely on whether you are aware they are an option. Those who know, use. Most know.
(That is one of more boring parts of that wikipedia page.)