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> “Without Sci-Hub the researchers would be screaming at the libraries and state agencies not to cut them off,” he says. I think this is the money quote. The s
by fwn 8y ago
> “Without Sci-Hub the researchers would be screaming at the libraries and state agencies not to cut them off,” he says.
I think this is the money quote. The strength they show in contract negotiations is only possible since no access just pretty much means unlicensed access by now.
- Y_Y 8y agoBack before sci-hub you'd just email a colleague at an institution with the appropriate subscription. Even now I'm lazy enough to not read papers if I have to jump through hoops to get the full text.
- HarryHirsch 8y agoYes, the library had preprinted postcards that you would send to the authors, asking for a reprint. Researchers used to get 25 reprints per publication (more at nominal charge), and they would keep them in a filing cabinet. Some would collect stamps and/or show the reprint request around. (Look, another stamp from Nigeria!)