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{{Infobox project
{{Infobox project
| title = Library Genesis
| title = Library Genesis
| description =
| URL = libgen.io
| URL = {{url|1=libgen.io|2=gen.lib.rus.ec|3=93.174.95.27}}
| project_status = {{online}}
| project_status = {{online}}
| archiving_status = {{partial}}
| archiving_status = {{partial}}
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** Size: around 22TB
** Size: around 22TB
** Count: 2123003 [http://libgen.io/search.php?mode=last]
** Count: 2123003 [http://libgen.io/search.php?mode=last]
** Last torrent: r_2105000.torrent (up to 2105999)
** Last torrent: r_2105000.torrent (up to 2105999) [http://libgen.io/libgen/repository_torrent/]
* Foreign fiction
* Foreign fiction
** Non-Russian fiction.
** Non-Russian fiction.
** Size: around 2TB
** Size: around 2TB
** Count: 1892821 [http://libgen.io/foreignfiction/index.php?last=&f_lang=All&page=1]
** Count: 1892821 [http://libgen.io/foreignfiction/index.php?last=&f_lang=All&page=1]
** Last torrent: f_1890000.torrent (up to 1890999)
** Last torrent: f_1890000.torrent (up to 1890999) [http://libgen.io/foreignfiction/repository_torrent/]
* Scimag
* Scimag
** Scientific papers.
** Scientific papers.
** Size: around 53TB [https://www.reddit.com/r/DHExchange/comments/5qilh7/h_w_libgen_aka_genesis_library/dgrlgry/]
** Size: around 53TB [https://www.reddit.com/r/DHExchange/comments/5qilh7/h_w_libgen_aka_genesis_library/dgrlgry/]
** Count: 66673389 [http://libgen.io/scimag/index.php?last=]
** Count: 66673389 [http://libgen.io/scimag/index.php?last=]
** Last torrent: unknown
** Last torrent: sm_65900000-65999999.torrent [http://libgen.io/scimag/repository_torrent/]


== Database dumps ==
== Database dumps ==

Revision as of 17:12, 7 October 2017

Library Genesis
URL libgen.io
Status Online!
Archiving status Partially saved
Archiving type Unknown
IRC channel #archiveteam-bs (on hackint)

Library Genesis is a Russian project to create a free online library of ebooks. They currently have about 4 million of them. The project is in blatant violation of copyright, and their domain name is blocked in some countries.

Collections

Libgen consists of 3 collections:

  • Libgen (sci-tech)
    • academic monographs, reference books, encyclopedias, conference proceedings, collected works, textbooks, or popular-level expositions on mathematics, science, engineering, medicine, linguistics, economics, history, philosophy, social sciences, and other academic disciplines
    • books on contemporary topics that discuss controversial issues of contemporary society, politics, economics, history, etc.
    • "Teach yourself woodworking" and other self-teaching books
    • books about art or music, history or analysis of art [1]
    • Size: around 22TB
    • Count: 2123003 [2]
    • Last torrent: r_2105000.torrent (up to 2105999) [3]
  • Foreign fiction
    • Non-Russian fiction.
    • Size: around 2TB
    • Count: 1892821 [4]
    • Last torrent: f_1890000.torrent (up to 1890999) [5]
  • Scimag
    • Scientific papers.
    • Size: around 53TB [6]
    • Count: 66673389 [7]
    • Last torrent: sm_65900000-65999999.torrent [8]

Database dumps

Database dumps can be downloaded from:

The repository (the actual .pdf/.epub/.djvu files) can be downloaded from:

Sci-Mag

Sci-Mag uses Library Genesis as back-end storage. The repository torrents can be downloaded from:
http://libgen.io/scimag/repository_torrent_notforall/
The sci-mag database repository torrents are currently unavailable.
The database is available together with the others under /dbdumps/.

Mirrors

There are various inofficial mirrors of libgen, such as libgen.pw [9], BookFI [10], and B-OK [11].

Archival Status

Internet Archive has darked (hidden/unindexed) collections.

  • scimag: up to 64000000-64099999
  • foreignfiction: up to 1600000
  • libgen: up to 2092000