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The libgen project is so far the best in those times, and any time.
by murtio 7y ago
The libgen project is so far the best in those times, and any time.
- qqn 7y agoAgreed. http://gen.lib.rus.ec http://gen.lib.rus.ec is my go-to. If it ever goes down then a quick web search or a visit to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis and the new mirror appears. Also, literally everyone already knows this, but SciHub for journal articles: https://sci-hub.tw https://sci-hub.tw (mirrors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci-Hub https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci-Hub).
- karatestomp 7y agoLibgen is incredible if you need a chapter or two each from a whole bunch of books that’d qualify as obscure outside of a university library. Or if you want the TOCs and indices from a huge number of books of that sort so you can figure out which ones you even need, and when. Massive time saver. I mean it’s great for other things too but for that kind of dragnet research—damn is it nice. [edit] oh and for when you’re just getting started and just need the introduction and sources from a representative work on a topic so you can track down the foundational works. Beats the hell out of waiting on inter-library loan when you just need to skim a few pages.