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Universities Spend Millions on Accessing Results of Publicly Funded Research (theconversation.com)
Mark C. Wilson, a senior lecturer at Department of Computer Science, University of Auckland, writing for The Conversation: University research is generally funded from the public purse. The results, however, are published in peer-reviewed academic journals, many of which charge subscription fees. I had to use freedom of information laws to determine how much universities in New Zealand spend on journal subscriptions to give researchers and students access to the latest research -- and I found they paid almost US$15 million last year to just four publishers. There are additional costs, too. Paywalls on research hold up scientific progress and limit the publicâ(TM)s access to the latest information.
That's why I use Sci-Hub when I need to find an old paper I wrote.
When I need to find an old paper I wrote, I look in my filing cabinet. But I'm old school that way.