"Rather than viewing this as a crisis, librarians should embrace it as a call to action—by strengthening institutional repositories, advocating for open-access policies, and guiding users toward legal alternatives. Librarians are not just custodians of knowledge; they are facilitators of equitable access. Now is the time to shape a more open and legally accessible scholarly landscape."

https://www.librarianshipstudies.com/2025/03/beyond-libgen-role-of-librarians-in.html

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Beyond LibGen: The Role of Librarians in the Post-Shadow Library Era

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