What do users prefer: Google Scholar or black open access? A comparative log analysis study
Journal of Information Science
Published online on April 15, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Information Science, Ahead of Print.
The study aims to examine the comparative usage trends of black open-access sites (Sci-Hub, LibGen) and Google Scholar globally. The design of the study was ‘Quantitative’, and the transaction log data of LibGen, Sci-Hub and Google Scholar were used to ...
The study aims to examine the comparative usage trends of black open-access sites (Sci-Hub, LibGen) and Google Scholar globally. The design of the study was ‘Quantitative’, and the transaction log data of LibGen, Sci-Hub and Google Scholar were used to ...