ScienceDirect AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Ebook Libraries

The best Ebook Library alternative to ScienceDirect is Sci-Hub, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked nine alternatives to ScienceDirect and five of them are Ebook Libraries so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Ebook Library alternatives to ScienceDirect are Library Genesis, Aurora, Libgen Desktop and Science hub Mutual Aid Community.

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ScienceDirect provides subscription-based access to a large database of scientific and medical research. It hosts over 12 million pieces of content from 3,500 academic journals and 34,000 e-books.

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ScienceDirect alternatives page was last updated Feb 28, 2023
  1. Aurora icon
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    A non-official Library Genesis (Libgen) Android mobile client.

    15 Aurora alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Aurora Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Book search
    Aurora iconScienceDirect Icon

    Aurora VS ScienceDirect

    Is Aurora a good alternative to ScienceDirect?
     
    • Aurora is the most popular Android alternative to ScienceDirect.

    • Aurora is the most popular Open Source alternative to ScienceDirect.

    • Aurora is Free and Open SourceScienceDirect is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Libgen Desktop icon
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    Libgen Desktop is a Windows application for browsing a local copy of LibGen catalog. The main (non-fiction), fiction and scientific articles (scimag) LibGen collections are supported.

    16 Libgen Desktop alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Libgen Desktop Features

    1.  Book search
    2.  Desktop Application
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Article search
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    Libgen Desktop VS ScienceDirect

    Is Libgen Desktop a good alternative to ScienceDirect?
     
    • Libgen Desktop is the most popular Windows alternative to ScienceDirect.

    • Libgen Desktop is Free and Open SourceScienceDirect is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Science hub Mutual Aid Community icon
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    When article resources cannot be found on the sci-hub, you can post to this community for help. This community is completely free and easy to operate.

    26 Science hub Mutual Aid Community alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    Science hub Mutual Aid Community VS ScienceDirect

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