The use of shadow libraries at Universitas Indonesia

Q2 Computer Science

First Monday Pub Date : 2023-10-18 DOI:10.5210/fm.v28i10.12947

Fauzan Eka Kusuma, Rahmi Rahmi

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Abstract

Shadow libraries (SLs), such as Sci-Hub, Z-Library, and Library Genesis (LibGen), are online databases that provide content that is otherwise difficult to access (due to paywalls or other copyright controls) using unofficial methods of questionable legality. Interest in the SL phenomenon has focused on copyright infringement that occurs when a database provides library materials, for which access rights need to be purchased, without the knowledge of a given copyright owner. This study analyzes the use of SLs at the Universitas Indonesia (UI). The research uses a quantitative approach, with a survey distributed to 262 undergraduate students at UI. The frequency of SL use in academic activities of UI students is compared with the use of the UI Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC UI). The results show that most UI students have not used SLs. However, those who have used SLs report more positive impressions and higher levels of satisfaction compared with OPAC UI.

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印度尼西亚大学影子图书馆的使用

影子图书馆(SLs)，如Sci-Hub、Z-Library和Library Genesis (LibGen)，是一些在线数据库，它们使用合法性可疑的非官方方法提供难以访问的内容(由于付费墙或其他版权控制)。对SL现象的兴趣主要集中在数据库提供需要购买访问权的图书馆资料时发生的版权侵权，而给定的版权所有者并不知情。本研究分析了印尼大学(Universitas Indonesia, UI)使用特殊语言的情况。这项研究采用了定量方法，对伊利诺伊大学的262名本科生进行了调查。比较了UI学生在学术活动中使用SL的频率与使用UI在线公共访问目录(OPAC UI)的频率。结果显示，大多数UI学生没有使用过语言。然而，与OPAC UI相比，那些使用过SLs的用户报告了更积极的印象和更高的满意度。

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First Monday Computer Science-Computer Networks and Communications

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