Sci-Hub, a challenge for academic and research libraries
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https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2019.ene.12Palabras clave:
Academic libraries, University libraries, Shadow libraries, Information behaviour, Sci-Hub, Scientific communication, Ethics, Legality, Legal issues, Information access, Open access, Free information, Information usage habits.Resumen
Sci-Hub emerged into the field of scientific communication in 2011 as a platform for free access to scientific papers. It is the most popular of the so-called shadow libraries, systems that overcome the limits of legal access to scientific publications, standing apart from the open access movement. Besides from the media coverage that has served to boost its popularity, several studies reveal the impact of Sci-Hub among researchers, who have embraced this initiative. Sci-Hub has revealed new forms of access to scientific information, affecting academic and research libraries that cannot remain on the sidelines. This study addresses the Sci-Hub phenomenon and its implications for academic and research libraries from different points of view, through a bibliographic review and an analysis of examples of action.
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- Figura 1: Distribución por países de las descargas en SH y detalle de los países con más de un 1,5% del total. Elaboración propia
- Figura 1: Distribución por países de las descargas en SH y detalle de los países con más de un 1,5% del total. Elaboración propia
- Figura 2: Búsqueda en Google Scholar que ejemplifica el desconocimiento en torno a Sci-Hub, utilizado al referenciar citas bibliográficas. Fuente: Google Scholar
- Figura 3: Ejemplo del discurso desarrollado en sus presentaciones por Elbakyan (2016).
- Figura 4: Comparativa de Oakley (2016) entre el proceso de localización de un artículo en la biblioteca de la universidad de Georgetown y en Sci-Hub
- Figura 5: El blog de la biblioteca de la Universidad de Salamanca recoge informaciones de un artículo sobre la cobertura de Sci-Hub
- Figura 6: Dos aproximaciones distintas a Sci-Hub desde las bibliotecas.
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