Anna's Archive

<p>Anna's Archive is an <a href="/facts/Open_source/7X9rCdz4">open source</a> <a href="/facts/Search_engine/SRntsbz2">search engine</a> for <a href="/facts/Shadow_library/j4DpJeq1">shadow libraries</a> that was launched by the <a href="/facts/Pseudonym/A5EjmWxQ">pseudonymous</a> Anna shortly after law enforcement efforts to <a href="/facts/Z-Library/TCPVK8qq">shut down Z-Library in 2022</a>. The site aggregates records from major shadow libraries including <a href="/facts/Z-Library/TCPVK8qq">Z-Library</a>, <a href="/facts/Sci-Hub/kQSxPsKS">Sci-Hub</a>, and <a href="/facts/Library_Genesis/9xazw0xh">Library Genesis</a>, among other sources. It calls itself "the largest truly open library in human history", and has said it aims to "<a href="/facts/Cataloging_(library_science)/YMKrnNoU">catalog</a> all the books in existence" and "track humanity's progress toward making all these books easily available <a href="/facts/Ebook/yrBWpU8E">in digital form</a>". It claims not to be responsible for downloads of <a href="/facts/Copyright/7GHEWEx9">copyrighted</a> materials, since the site indexes <a href="/facts/Metadata/qt35z79C">metadata</a> but does not directly host any files, instead linking to third-party downloads. However, it has faced government <a href="/facts/Internet_censorship/938thaNE">blocks</a> and legal action from publishers and publishing <a href="/facts/Trade_association/emPa7AJG">trade associations</a> for engaging in large-scale <a href="/facts/Copyright_infringement/33JDsS5S">copyright infringement</a>.
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