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Catch 22; Libraries in the Age of Sharing
The document discusses the challenges libraries face in the era of illegal sharing of academic resources, specifically referencing platforms like Sci-Hub and #icanhazpdf. It highlights the tension between the need for accessible research materials for users and the legal implications of sharing copyrighted content. Additionally, it suggests that libraries might need to adapt by providing faster and more efficient resource-sharing options to compete with such platforms.
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- 1. Catch 22; Libraries inthe Age of Sharing Seang-ILL Peter Bae Princeton University Library May 20th 2016 The LLA 3rd Conference
- 2. A Library Conferenceisa Librarians’ Party. We work hard but we party harder.
- 3. I haveaquestion.Pleasehelpmetoanswer withyour thoughtsandexperiences. Whatcanorshouldlibrariesdowithillegal sharing ofacademicresourcessuch as SCI-HUBor#icanhazPDF?
- 4. Libraries: sharing before sharingwas cool.
- 5. Internet helps usto share our knowledge faster and more efficiently. However, what about the quality of information we share on the Internet?
- 6. Peter Steiner, publishedby TheNewYorker on July 5, 1993. “Everything is on the Internet and everything on the Internet is free.” When a decision maker believes this, we are in a deep trouble.
- 7. “Sharing isGood. Let’sshare everything !”
- 8. Early Interlibrary LoanSystem
- 9. 8th century manuscriptsharedby GermanMonastery Libraries Interlibrary Loan betweenmedieval Cordova(Spain) and Bagdad.
- 10. International Interlibrary Loan 1883:Austria grants Intl. ILL 1900: Library of Congress 1910s:Royal Library of Berlin-6,500 to 12,000 loan annually.
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- 12. Borrowing top 5 Lending top 5 U.Pennsylvania106,494 U.Minnesota 131,918 Ohio State 95,791 U.Wisconsin 125.502 Yale U. 87,135 Ohio State 106,507 U.Wisconsin 81,149 U.Illinois, Urbana 86,226 Washington U. 75,889 Colorado U. 82,629 From 2013-2014 ARL)Association ofResearch Libraries( Statistics
- 13. We try hardbut some users, either do not know about our service or maybe they are not satisfied with what we offer. So they started …
- 14. • When youneed an article which you cannot get access, send a message on twitter with hashtag, #icanhazPDF. • Then someone who can access the article “may” send you the file. • After received the file, delete the twitter message. • Not always the user cannot access but…
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- 16. • Created in2011 by a scholar from Kazakhstan, Alexandra Elbakyan; a reaction to high paywall. • More than 5 million articles available. • Elbakyan claims, “access credentials are donated by scholars.” • DOI • Article Title • Publisher’s URL of Article • If SCI-HUB has article, immediate PDF access, otherwise, tries to download it from a library.
- 17. • Founder: ”removeall barriersin the way of science.” • Publishers: “This is a clear piracy of copyrighted materials. I’ll sue you, let’s talk at the court” and they did. • Librarians: “Hmm…this is an illegal activity. But I understandwhy they did it.” • Users:”I need that article and I need it now. Since I use it for my research,this is not a criminal act.”
- 18. What Authors say: "I’mtorn in the sense I think it would be better for the science community if findings were made freely available," he says. "But I’m not sure how to sustain functions of society journals." “I never felt people were pirating my work” "I feel work paid for with public money should be open for free” * What Do the Authors of Sci-Hub’s Most-Downloaded Articles Think About Sci-Hub? (2016, May 13). Retrieved May 16, 2016, from http://chronicle.com/article/What-Do-the-Authors- of/236469/
- 19. Bohannon,J. )2016(. Who’sdownloadingpirated papers? Everyone. Science. http://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf5664
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- 22. Some Concerns; • End user agreement and libraries license agreement; legal issues. • Journal subscription cost can increase. •More cumbersome log on process. • Patron Privacy and network security.
- 23. WHY our patronsuseSCI-HUB?
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- 32. Ifourusersstarttheirresearch from Google,notfromthe librarywebpage, thencanwefollowthemtowhere they areasalibrarybookmarketorweb- browseradd-on?(i.e.ArticleGalaxyWidgetbyRePrint Desk.http://info.reprintsdesk.com/widget101)
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- 35. RapidILL • A Webbased service which ownsmember libraries’ serial holdinginfo(including e-jnl holdings). • Requests coming with astandard number will be sent automatically topossible lenders. • Articlecan besent through RapidX delivery system. • Oncearticle is received,borrowing library sends arrival notice automatically tothe user.
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- 41. AsimpleandfastILL service,includingan activecross-border ILLisacrucialsupport forresearchers.
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- 44. Meanwhile, here aresomehelpsfor your ILL Works. • ShareILL:http://shareill.org • IFLADDRS(DocumentDelivery andResourceSharing Section) Ask Expert:http://www.ifla.org/docdel • VariousMailing List:DOC-DEL-L,ILL-L • ILLers; a FB Group For Interlibrary Loan Librarians https://www.facebook.com/groups/172179662942180/
- 45. Let’s remember, weare all librarians, the same spices, regardless where we work. So let’s share our resources and ideas.
- 46. Let’s remember, weare all librarians, the same spices, regardless where we work. So let’s share our resources and ideas.