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An Introduction to Sci-Hub and its Ethical Dilemmas
LOEX Quarterly (2018)
  • Christopher A. Sweet, Illinois Wesleyan University
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Abstract
Shadow libraries are unsanctioned, free, web-based collections of both in and out of copyright materials. In recent years the article-sharing website, Sci-Hub has become increasingly popular around the globe. Ethical dilemmas arise when a choice must be made between multiple options that each compromise ethics in some manner. The question of whether librarians should teach Sci-Hub presents an ethical dilemma that reaches to the core of modern librarianship. Full issue available here: https://commons.emich.edu/loexquarterly/vol45/iss3/
Keywords
  • Sci-Hub,
  • shadow libraries,
  • library ethics,
  • ethical dilemma,
  • information literacy
Disciplines
Publication Date
2018
Citation Information
Christopher A. Sweet. "An Introduction to Sci-Hub and its Ethical Dilemmas" LOEX Quarterly Vol. 45 Iss. 3 (2018) p. 7 - 10 ISSN: 1547-0172
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/christopher_sweet/45/
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