Is Sci-Hub just a handy tool for accessing papers? Sure. But there’s more to it. @leonido and I argue that this illegal yet legitimate service played a crucial role in the broader #OpenAccess transformation: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01914537231203558 (English translation of a paper previously published in German)
I just have been made aware of Anna's Archive, which seems to supersede Sci-Hub
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%27s_Archive #AnnasArchive
Saw it a few days ago, but had no time to check it out, yet. Thanks, this will be an additional push to go and give it a try!
Looks like it can't really supercede sci-hub as it only searches what is at sci-hub? If sci-hub doesn't have it, AA won't find it, either?
AA have 13 mln more papers(98 vs 85mln), as it also mirrors libgen.
But, mostly, yeah, if there is no article on sci-hub, probably AA does not have it too.
