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The Rise of Pirate Libraries

The Rise of Pirate Libraries | Everything open | Scoop.it

Shadowy digital libraries want to hold all the world's knowledge and give it away for free.

All around the world, shadow libraries keep growing, filled with banned materials. But no actual papers trade hands: everything is digital, and the internet-accessible content is not banned for shocking content so much as that modern crime, copyright infringement.

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Building on digital libraries’ growing momentum - University World News

Building on digital libraries’ growing momentum - University World News | Everything open | Scoop.it

Institutional repositories are increasing in number, improving access to online archiving and preserving and disseminating digital copies of the intellectual output of research institutions. Doors are opening for students in low-income countries to access instructional and tutorial materials from leading universities in the developed world at the touch of a button.

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