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"We are honored to present the three winners of this year’s EFF Awards:
Alexandra Asanova Elbakyan, Library Freedom Project, and Signal Foundation.
But, before we kick off the ceremony, let’s take a closer look at each of the
honorees. First up is Alexandra Asanova Elbakyan, winner of the EFF Award for
Access to Scientific Knowledge:
Kazakhstani computer programmer Alexandra Asanovna Elbakyan founded Sci-Hub in
2011 to provide free and unrestricted access to all scientific knowledge.
Launched as a tool for providing quick access to articles from scientific
journals, Sci-Hub has grown a database of more than 88.3 million research
articles and books freely accessible for anyone to read and download; much of
this knowledge otherwise would be hidden behind paywalls.
Sci-Hub is used by millions of students, researchers, medical professionals,
journalists, inventors, and curious people all over the world, many of whom
provide feedback saying they are grateful for this access to knowledge. Some
medical professionals have said Sci-Hub helps save human lives; some students
have said they wouldn't be able to complete their education without Sci-Hub's
help.
Through Sci-Hub, Elbakyan has strived to shatter academic publishing’s
monopoly-like mechanisms in which publishers charge high prices even though
authors of articles in academic journals receive no payment. She has been
targeted by many lawsuits and government actions, and Sci-Hub is blocked in
some countries, yet she still stands tall for the idea that restricting access
to information and knowledge violates human rights."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
