Archivists Are Trying to Make Sure LibGen Never Goes Down
This is an extremely important effort. The LibGen archive contains around 32 TBs of books (by far the most common being scientific books and textbooks, with a healthy dose of non-STEM). The SciMag archive, backing up Sci-Hub, clocks in at around 67 TBs [0]. This is invaluable data that should not be lost. If you want to contribute, here's a few ways to do so.<p>If you wish to donate bandwidth or storage, I personally know of at least a few mirroring efforts. Please get in touch with me over at legatusR(at)protonmail(dot)com and I can help direct you towards those behind this effort.<p>If you don't have storage or bandwidth available, you can still help. Bookwarrior has requested help [1] in developing an HTTP-based decentralizing mechanism for LibGen's various forks. Those with experience in software may help make sure those invaluable archives are never lost.<p>Another way of contributing is by donating bitcoin, as both LibGen [2] and The-Eye [3] accept donations.<p>Lastly, you can always contribute books. If you buy a textbook or book, consider uploading it (and scanning it, should it be a physical book) in case it isn't already present in the database.<p>In any case, this effort has a noble goal, and I believe people of this community can contribute.<p>P.S. The "Pirate Bay of Science" is actually LibGen, and I favor a title change (I posted it this way as to comply with HN guidelines).<p>[0] <a href="http://185.39.10.101/stat.php" rel="nofollow">http://185.39.10.101/stat.php</a><p>[1] <a href="https://imgur.com/a/gmLB5pm" rel="nofollow">https://imgur.com/a/gmLB5pm</a><p>[2] bitcoin:12hQANsSHXxyPPgkhoBMSyHpXmzgVbdDGd?label=libgen, as found at <a href="http://185.39.10.101/" rel="nofollow">http://185.39.10.101/</a>, listed in <a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis" rel="nofollow">https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis</a><p>[3] Bitcoin address 3Mem5B2o3Qd2zAWEthJxUH28f7itbRttxM, as found in <a href="https://the-eye.eu/donate/" rel="nofollow">https://the-eye.eu/donate/</a>. You can also buy merchandising from them at <a href="https://56k.pizza/" rel="nofollow">https://56k.pizza/</a>.