User:Tash/RW&RM 03

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Research goals

Bibliography

Shadow libraries / piracy tools

Europe, Russia

  • Open Access Button (2013) https://openaccessbutton.org
    • In their own words: "Instantly find and request research articles and data you need with the Open Access Button. Legally crushing paywalls since 2013."
    • tracking how often users hit paywalls on academic sites, finding legal copies. not a piracy tool but expands access to scientific knowledge
  • Bibliotheca (2013?) http://bibliotecha.info/
    • In their own words: "Bibliotecha is a framework to facilitate the local distribution of digital publications within a small community. It relies on a microcomputer running open-source software to serve books over a local wifi hotspot."
    • not necessarily a shadow library but allows for file sharing between personal collections


USA

  • Project Gutenberg (1971) http://gutenberg.org
    • In their own words: "The mission of Project Gutenberg is simple: To encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks. [...] Project Gutenberg approves about 99% of all requests from those who would like to make our eBooks and give them away, within their various local copyright limitations. Project Gutenberg is powered by ideas, ideals, and by idealism. Project Gutenberg is not powered by financial or political power."
    • Founded by Michael Hart, Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks.
  • aaaaarg (2005) http://aaaaarg.fail
    • Aaaaarg.org is an online repository with over 50,000 books and texts. Started by Sean Dockray as a way to serve schools in USA and support autodidact activities
    • invite-based membership required to download books
    • has grown into a community of researchers and enthusiasts who maintain, catalog, annotate and run discussions on the platform
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