Thoughts on alternatives to Sci-Hub | Christina's LIS Rant

"There have been a lot of blog posts, news pieces, and listserv comments about Sci-Hub. Some have said that while they know it is wrong, they feel scientists have been forced into using the system because they have no alternatives for access. Some responses have been on the order of: we asked our favorite scientists at big US research institutions and they say they have access to everything they need so why don't you? or We give away articles to the very poorest of countries (who might not even be able to take advantage of because poor connectivity), so that should be enough (what about the middle range countries?). Or you make a lot of money and your university has an endowment, you surely can afford this journal and you're just stealing! Or Jean Valjean didn't have access to bread, either, but that didn't mean stealing was right! Others have repeatedly countered the whole difference between stealing things (bread) and making copies that do not diminish the original (if possibly the market for it). Anyhoo, what I really want to talk about here is the alternatives for closed access articles. Probably not an exhaustive list ..."