Privacy-friendly alternatives to The Lens
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OpenAlex: The open catalog to the global research system
OpenAlex indexes half a billion scholarly works, with their authors, institutions, sources and topics, and makes them free to search, analyze and reuse through our web app, API and bulk download.
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Google
search engine by Google LLC
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Client Challenge
non-profit educational organization
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PostgreSQL: The world's most advanced open source database
The official site for PostgreSQL, the world's most advanced open source database
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Home | LibreTexts
open access educational resource collection
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Making sure you're not a bot!
legal database
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Client Challenge
distributor of eBooks and other digital media
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Search the CPAN - metacpan.org
open source search engine for the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN)
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OpenStax
OpenStax offers free college textbooks for all types of students, making education accessible & affordable for everyone. Browse our list of available subjects!
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peer-reviewed open-access journal
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Wikidata
free multilingual online knowledge graph
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MusicBrainz - the open music encyclopedia
online music metadata database
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Wikibooks
free multilingual online collection of textbooks
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SQLite Home Page
serverless relational database management system (RDBMS)
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d e j u r e . o r g - Gesetze und Rechtsprechung
Gesetze, Gesetzestexte, Rechtsprechung, europäisches, deutsches und baden-württembergisches Recht
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Swift Programming Language
Swift is a general-purpose programming language built using a modern approach to safety, performance, and software design patterns.
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Frontiers | Publisher of peer-reviewed articles in open access journals
Open access publisher of peer-reviewed scientific articles across the entire spectrum of academia. Research network for academics to stay up-to-date with the latest scientific publications, events, blogs and news.
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MediaWiki
free and open-source wiki software, developed by the Wikimedia Foundation
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Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
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Dimensions AI | The most advanced scientific research database
From idea to impact: Quickly navigate and connect grants, publications, datasets, clinical trials, patents, and policy documents.
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