Sci Hub repository torrents of scientific papers

Post by jacquesm » Mon, May 21, 2018, 11:14 AM UTC

sktrdie wrote: post #124

This is awesome. If only we could share this huge dump of PDF files as a more structured format, perhaps using SQLite [1, 2], we could search through the torrents without having to wait for all of them to download beforehand. Although I guess the fact of having to "download them all beforehand" forces the data to be spread across various computers, hence increases availability of the data. One idea I had regarding th…

Post by Vinnl » Mon, May 21, 2018, 11:27 AM UTC

jancsika wrote: post #51

So now I'm curious-- What happens if you take the intersection of Wikipedia references with Sci-Hub content? Is it substantially less than the total 54Tb content on Sci-Hub? Also, has anyone made a browser extension that hyperlinks Wikipedia references with articles available over Sci-Hub?

Post by Vinnl » Mon, May 21, 2018, 11:31 AM UTC

ksk wrote: post #97

sdenton4 wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here's a couple: a) Gatekeeping publishers keep research from being available to less-elite schools that can't afford the subscriptions, creating a rich-get-richer dynamic in science. Leveling the playing field will lead to more-better output. b) High subscription fees increase university fees, which translate directly into student loans. As many have pointed out before, publicly funded research should be open access…

Are you aware that researchers voluntarily approach publishers? And if you are, what is your rationale in blaming the publisher? >Here's a couple: a) Gatekeeping publishers keep research from being available to less-elite schools that can't afford the subscriptions, creating a rich-get-richer dynamic in science. Leveling the playing field will lead to more-better output. >b) High subscription fees increase university…

Post by aldanor » Mon, May 21, 2018, 11:31 AM UTC

nneonneo wrote: post #26

kanzure wrote: post #24

Does anyone have a complete copy? The seeds are very slow. I know someone willing to pay for this data. Shoot me an email.

The _whole_ thing? It's 54 TB, how do you plan on receiving it?

Post by andrepd » Mon, May 21, 2018, 11:41 AM UTC

michaelbuckbee wrote: post #25

Not being in a scientific field, one of the previous times this came up I asked if any of the working scientists felt like SciHub had positively impacted their work: exposing them to more papers than they would have read, guiding them in different ways, etc. and the answer was a pretty overwhelming "ohmygodyes". From the outside, it's very difficult to see this as anything but a public good. It certainly seems like l…