Otter@lemmy.caM to University of British Columbia@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year ago“Most notorious” illegal shadow library sued by textbook publishers | Ars Technicaarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgbecomeme@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-link“Most notorious” illegal shadow library sued by textbook publishers | Ars Technicaarstechnica.comOtter@lemmy.caM to University of British Columbia@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgbecomeme@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.caOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-21 year agoMy thoughts exactly. The ideal solution here is to get courses and professors to switch away from the predatory publishing companies to other open/accessible options. We have a page on the wiki about it, but haven’t gotten around to collecting more data for it: https://ubcwiki.ca/academics/classes/textbooks.html Hopefully in the next week or so, depending on whoever gets time for it
My thoughts exactly.
The ideal solution here is to get courses and professors to switch away from the predatory publishing companies to other open/accessible options.
We have a page on the wiki about it, but haven’t gotten around to collecting more data for it: https://ubcwiki.ca/academics/classes/textbooks.html
Hopefully in the next week or so, depending on whoever gets time for it