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'''Library Genesis''' or '''LibGen''' is a search engine for articles and books on various topics, which allows free access to content that is otherwise [[paywall]]ed or not digitized elsewhere.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Cabanac|first1=Guillaume|title=Bibliogifts in LibGen? A study of a text-sharing platform driven by biblioleaks and crowdsourcing|journal=Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology|date=April 2015|pages=874–884|doi=10.1002/asi.23445|url = http://www.irit.fr/publis/SIG/2015_JASIST_C.pdf | accessdate=28 November 2015|volume=67|issue=4|citeseerx=10.1.1.698.4283}}</ref> Among others, it carries [[PDF]]s of content from [[Elsevier]]'s [[ScienceDirect]] web-portal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Elsevier acts against research article pirate sites and claims irreparable harm|url = https://theconversation.com/elsevier-acts-against-research-article-pirate-sites-and-claims-irreparable-harm-43293|accessdate = 2015-10-05|first = David|last = Glance}}</ref>
'''Library Genesis''' or '''LibGen''' is a search engine for articles and books on various topics,<ref>On the LibGen homepage hover over topics. (http://libgen.io/#)</ref> which allows free access to content that is otherwise [[paywall]]ed or not digitized elsewhere.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Cabanac|first1=Guillaume|title=Bibliogifts in LibGen? A study of a text-sharing platform driven by biblioleaks and crowdsourcing|journal=Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology|date=April 2015|pages=874–884|doi=10.1002/asi.23445|url = http://www.irit.fr/publis/SIG/2015_JASIST_C.pdf | accessdate=28 November 2015|volume=67|issue=4|citeseerx=10.1.1.698.4283}}</ref> Among others, it carries [[PDF]]s of content from [[Elsevier]]'s [[ScienceDirect]] web-portal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Elsevier acts against research article pirate sites and claims irreparable harm|url = https://theconversation.com/elsevier-acts-against-research-article-pirate-sites-and-claims-irreparable-harm-43293|accessdate = 2015-10-05|first = David|last = Glance}}</ref>


In 2015, the website became involved in a legal case when Elsevier accused it of providing [[Copyright infringement|pirate]] access to articles and books.<ref name=":0" /> LibGen is reported to be registered in both Russia and Amsterdam, making it unclear which legislation applies,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|title = Publishers win landmark case against ebook pirates|url = http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/988850e0-038c-11e5-a70f-00144feabdc0.html|newspaper = Financial Times|date = 2015-05-26|access-date = 2015-10-05|issn = 0307-1766|first = Henry|last = Mance|first2 = Media|last2 = Correspondent}}</ref> and whether defendants will show up in a United States court hearing.<ref name=":0" /> LibGen is blocked by a number of [[Internet service provider|ISP]]s in the United Kingdom,<ref>{{Cite journal|title = UK ISPs must block ebook pirate sites (Wired UK)|journal = Wired UK|url = https://www.wired.co.uk/article/high-court-blocks-pirate-ebook-sites|accessdate = 2017-08-18|date = 2015-05-27}}</ref> but such [[Domain Name System|DNS]]-based blocks are claimed to do little to deter access.<ref name=":0" /> In late October 2015, the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|District Court for the Southern District of New York]] ordered LibGen to shut down and to suspend use of the domain name (libgen.org),<ref>{{cite web|title=Court Orders Shutdown of Libgen, Bookfi and Sci-Hub - TorrentFreak|url=https://torrentfreak.com/court-orders-shutdown-of-libgen-bookfi-and-sci-hub-151102/|website=TorrentFreak|accessdate=2017-08-18|date=2 November 2015}}</ref> but the site is accessible through alternate domains.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Pirate research-paper sites play hide-and-seek with publishers|url = https://www.nature.com/news/pirate-research-paper-sites-play-hide-and-seek-with-publishers-1.18876|journal = Nature|accessdate = 2015-12-06|doi = 10.1038/nature.2015.18876|year = 2015|last1 = Schiermeier|first1 = Quirin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sci-hub, bookfi and libgen resurface after being shut down|url=https://torrentfreak.com/sci-hub-and-libgen-resurface-after-being-shut-down-151121/|publisher=TorrentFreak|accessdate=7 January 2016|date=21 November 2015}}</ref>
In 2015, the website became involved in a legal case when Elsevier accused it of providing [[Copyright infringement|pirate]] access to articles and books.<ref name=":0" /> LibGen is reported to be registered in both Russia and Amsterdam, making it unclear which legislation applies,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|title = Publishers win landmark case against ebook pirates|url = http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/988850e0-038c-11e5-a70f-00144feabdc0.html|newspaper = Financial Times|date = 2015-05-26|access-date = 2015-10-05|issn = 0307-1766|first = Henry|last = Mance|first2 = Media|last2 = Correspondent}}</ref> and whether defendants will show up in a United States court hearing.<ref name=":0" /> LibGen is blocked by a number of [[Internet service provider|ISP]]s in the United Kingdom,<ref>{{Cite journal|title = UK ISPs must block ebook pirate sites (Wired UK)|journal = Wired UK|url = https://www.wired.co.uk/article/high-court-blocks-pirate-ebook-sites|accessdate = 2017-08-18|date = 2015-05-27}}</ref> but such [[Domain Name System|DNS]]-based blocks are claimed to do little to deter access.<ref name=":0" /> In late October 2015, the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|District Court for the Southern District of New York]] ordered LibGen to shut down and to suspend use of the domain name (libgen.org),<ref>{{cite web|title=Court Orders Shutdown of Libgen, Bookfi and Sci-Hub - TorrentFreak|url=https://torrentfreak.com/court-orders-shutdown-of-libgen-bookfi-and-sci-hub-151102/|website=TorrentFreak|accessdate=2017-08-18|date=2 November 2015}}</ref> but the site is accessible through alternate domains.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Pirate research-paper sites play hide-and-seek with publishers|url = https://www.nature.com/news/pirate-research-paper-sites-play-hide-and-seek-with-publishers-1.18876|journal = Nature|accessdate = 2015-12-06|doi = 10.1038/nature.2015.18876|year = 2015|last1 = Schiermeier|first1 = Quirin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sci-hub, bookfi and libgen resurface after being shut down|url=https://torrentfreak.com/sci-hub-and-libgen-resurface-after-being-shut-down-151121/|publisher=TorrentFreak|accessdate=7 January 2016|date=21 November 2015}}</ref>


{{As of|2018|6|5|post=,}} Library Genesis states that its database contains more than 2.7&nbsp;million books and 58&nbsp;million science magazine files.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}
{{As of|2018|6|5|post=,}} Library Genesis states that its database contains more than 2.7&nbsp;million books and 58&nbsp;million science magazine files.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://libgen.pw/|title=LibGen.pw Home Page|website=LibGen.pw|publisher=Library Genesis|archive-url=https://archive.is/20180605002459/https://libgen.pw/|archive-date=5 June 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== External links ==
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*{{Official website}}
*[http://gen.lib.rus.ec/ Official website mirror]
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*Kaveh Waddell: [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/02/the-research-pirates-of-the-dark-web/461829/ ''The Research Pirates of the Dark Web'']. The Atlantic, February 9, 2016
*Kaveh Waddell: [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/02/the-research-pirates-of-the-dark-web/461829/ ''The Research Pirates of the Dark Web'']. The Atlantic, February 9, 2016

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Library Genesis or LibGen is a search engine for articles and books on various topics,[1] which allows free access to content that is otherwise paywalled or not digitized elsewhere.[2] Among others, it carries PDFs of content from Elsevier's ScienceDirect web-portal.[3]

In 2015, the website became involved in a legal case when Elsevier accused it of providing pirate access to articles and books.[3] LibGen is reported to be registered in both Russia and Amsterdam, making it unclear which legislation applies,[3][4] and whether defendants will show up in a United States court hearing.[3] LibGen is blocked by a number of ISPs in the United Kingdom,[5] but such DNS-based blocks are claimed to do little to deter access.[3] In late October 2015, the District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered LibGen to shut down and to suspend use of the domain name (libgen.org),[6] but the site is accessible through alternate domains.[7][8]

As of 5 June 2018, Library Genesis states that its database contains more than 2.7 million books and 58 million science magazine files.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ On the LibGen homepage hover over topics. (http://libgen.io/#)
  2. ^ Cabanac, Guillaume (April 2015). "Bibliogifts in LibGen? A study of a text-sharing platform driven by biblioleaks and crowdsourcing" (PDF). Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 67 (4): 874–884. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.698.4283. doi:10.1002/asi.23445. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e Glance, David. "Elsevier acts against research article pirate sites and claims irreparable harm". Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  4. ^ Mance, Henry; Correspondent, Media (2015-05-26). "Publishers win landmark case against ebook pirates". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2015-10-05. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "UK ISPs must block ebook pirate sites (Wired UK)". Wired UK. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  6. ^ "Court Orders Shutdown of Libgen, Bookfi and Sci-Hub - TorrentFreak". TorrentFreak. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  7. ^ Schiermeier, Quirin (2015). "Pirate research-paper sites play hide-and-seek with publishers". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2015.18876. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  8. ^ "Sci-hub, bookfi and libgen resurface after being shut down". TorrentFreak. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  9. ^ "LibGen.pw Home Page". LibGen.pw. Library Genesis. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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