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A recent study published in the Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice sheds light on people's motivations to use Z-Library. Expensive books and limited access to academic material play a key role among those surveyed. That includes a group of Chinese postgraduate students who believe that shadow libraries help to overcome (academic) poverty.

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[-] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 3 hours ago

Eternally grateful

[-] halm@leminal.space 29 points 9 hours ago

Shocker! Good for them, course literature costs a literal fortune.

[-] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 14 points 8 hours ago

The word your looking for is extortion

[-] Gsus4@mander.xyz 8 points 7 hours ago

Not just students...postdocs too :/

[-] Ilandar@aussie.zone 1 points 2 hours ago

One of my lecturers had it bookmarked in his browser lol

[-] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

Easier to search than many "official" channels...

[-] xiao@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago

Modern Robin Hood

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 15 points 9 hours ago

So obvious it made me laugh.

[-] Agosagror@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago

Damn, that's wild. Didn't believe it until I read the article.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 hours ago
[-] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 8 hours ago

There are many other instances.

[-] halm@leminal.space 4 points 8 hours ago

They're like Cylons

THERE ARE MANY COPIES

AND THEY HAVE A PLAN

this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2024
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