Universities’ libraries are struggling to maintain extensive research libraries as subscription costs for academic journals continue to rise, sometimes at four times the rate of inflation. Procuring journals is especially difficult when library budgets remain stagnant or dip. Researchers still need reference materials, and many have to make do with less respected materials because they’re available. Others are resorting to using pirated journal articles from sites such as Sci-Hub, a Russian user-supported website that aims to counteract the rising costs of academi journals.
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