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Getting papers out from behind paywalls

Ben
Ben
February 2016
edited February 2016
in Community
Hey there, long time since I contributed actively.. I hope this isn't old news, but I was recently made aware of this site that could so far grab any paper I needed, paywall or no paywall: http://sci-hub.io/ Give it a shot, hope it helps.
Tagged: research, paywall, paper

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  1. ThomasEgi
    ThomasEgi
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    February 2016
    In the past we collaborated to get access to papers we need. You best add the link to the wiki. Nice find btw.
  2. cyberlass
    cyberlass
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    March 2016
    @Ben how does it work? Every search string I put in goes to a "download this browser extension" page. 
  3. kuroro86
    kuroro86
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    Is there a way to search for field of interest? 
  4. Fuzzyblaa100
    Fuzzyblaa100
    March 2016
    I can be contacted if anyone has a need for research papers not provided there.
  5. Cassox
    Cassox
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    March 2016
    Yeah. Sci-hub is the shit eh? Kuroro, search for what you want first and then punch it into sci-hub to get access. It's not really set up to be searched efficiently.
  6. Cassox
    Cassox
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    March 2016
    Even google scholar is better in terms of finding papers of interest.
  7. BirdMachine
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    Note, there's a thing on twitter called #icanhaspdf where you tweet the papers you need with that hashtag and if someone has access they'll send you it.
  8. Travizzle
    Travizzle
    April 2016
    I'm real curious as to how this works. Unless it is just another pirate site constantly fighting a shut-down.

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