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Shadow library

Shadow libraries, also referred to as pirate libraries or black open access, are online repositories of freely available digital media that are normally paywalled, access-controlled, or otherwise not readily accessible. Shadow libraries usually contain textual works such as academic papers and ebooks, and may include other digital media like software…

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Shadow library

Nodes76
Edges75
Triples50
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
Components1

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Shadow library

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related to Legal status · 32
Shadow library → Although, American, American Chemical Society, Courts, Denmark, Elsevier, FBI, France, Germany, Gigapedia, HarperCollins, However, In, In November, Internet, LibGen, LibGen's, Library, MacMillan, Many
related to By academics · 5
Shadow library → According, Cornell University, Furthermore, Sci-Hub, Some
related to External links · 3
Shadow library → Monitor, SLUM, The Shadow Library Uptime

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shadow libraries library academic access sci-hub also open legal authors many libgen digital collection including available books literature media z-library

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
academic papersinstance ofShadow libraries usually contain textual works0.80text
ebooksinstance ofShadow libraries usually contain textual works0.80text
and may include other digital media like softwareinstance ofShadow libraries usually contain textual works0.80text
musicinstance ofShadow libraries usually contain textual works0.80text
or films.Anna's Archiveinstance ofShadow libraries usually contain textual works0.80text
Library Genesisinstance ofShadow libraries usually contain textual works0.80text
Sci-Hubinstance ofShadow libraries usually contain textual works0.80text
UbuWebinstance ofShadow libraries usually contain textual works0.80text
Z-Library are some of the most popular shadow libraries for booksinstance ofShadow libraries usually contain textual works0.80text
academic literatureinstance ofShadow libraries usually contain textual works0.80text
Shadow libraryrelated to By academicsSome0.60section
Shadow libraryrelated to By academicsFurthermore0.60section

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