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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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[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Sabre363 19 points 3 days ago

The word your looking for is extortion

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago

So obvious it made me laugh.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not just students...postdocs too :/

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

One of my lecturers had it bookmarked in his browser lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

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

[–] xiao 16 points 3 days ago

Modern Robin Hood

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Eternally grateful

[–] Agosagror 6 points 3 days ago

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

[–] Reverendender 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

There are many other instances.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

They're like Cylons

THERE ARE MANY COPIES

AND THEY HAVE A PLAN

[–] Reverendender 2 points 3 days ago