"A decade ago most of humanity’s scientific knowledge sat locked behind paywalls inside subscription databases, inaccessible to the world. If a scientist didn't have the right subscription access they were charged $45 to read just one paper: equal to more than half a week’s salary in many countries. Many scientists couldn't pay, so they couldn't read.
Free knowledge
And so free libraries were born. Free libraries offer portals to bypass paywalls, download re-shared and scanned books from private libraries. The shadow libraries Library Genesis and Sci-Hub collectively offer over 5 million books and 80 million scientific articles for free to the world. Democratizing science to bring knowledge to all people means protecting these free libraries and fighting for their survival."
http://freeread.org/
Free knowledge
And so free libraries were born. Free libraries offer portals to bypass paywalls, download re-shared and scanned books from private libraries. The shadow libraries Library Genesis and Sci-Hub collectively offer over 5 million books and 80 million scientific articles for free to the world. Democratizing science to bring knowledge to all people means protecting these free libraries and fighting for their survival."
http://freeread.org/