You can make a difference in 3 easy steps

Academic Libraries spend about 60% of their budgets on research access. We believe that this research should be free.

Do you have JSTOR login credentials?

Our command line tool makes it easy for you to contribute research papers.

You simply specify the research that you want to contribute, and the tool will access, download and upload these papers to our database automatically. This will grant you, and many other students, researchers, and curious readers around the world unlimited free access to hundreds of thousands of research articles that would otherwise be inaccessible due to expensive paywalls.

Plus, as an added bonus, you can opt in to be rewarded for your contributions!

Don't have JSTOR login credentials?

Find an Article

Step 1

Confirm your credentials on JSTOR

Make sure that you have valid JSTOR login credentials.

You can confirm that your institution provides access by searching for it on the JSTOR “institution search” page.

Confirm Credentials

Step 2

Install the necessary dependencies

To run the tool, you will need Google Chrome installed on your computer.

If you don't have it installed, visit the Google Chrome downloads page to install before moving on to the next step.

Download Chrome

Step 3

Download the executable and get started

Visit our GitHub repository and download the Aaron’s Kit Executable.

Double click on the executable to open and simply follow the prompts that will assist you in finding the articles that you want to donate.

Download Executable

You can be rewarded for your contributions!

Each week, our smart contract distributes ALGO (cryptocurrency) to everyone who has contributed research papers to the Aaron's Kit database.

How does this work?

During step 3, upon launching the executable, you will be given the choice to opt in to receive donations.
Next, simply follow the promps that will assist you in creating or providing an Algorand account.
Finally, wait for ALGO to be distributed into your account. This will happen every Sunday at 00:00 AM.

Learn more

Learn how to set up and use our tool

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

This tutorial will teach you how to download Aaron's Toolkit and set up your device to use Aaron's Toolkit.

CONTENTS

00:00 - Introduction
01:04 - Step 1: Check internet speed
01:22 - Step 2: Confirm JSTOR access
02:03 - Step 3: Download and install Google Chrome
02:29 - Step 3.1: For Mac Users
03:03 - Step 3.2: For Windows Users
03:28 - Step 4: Download executable
03:51 - Step 5: Open Executable and allow access
04:33 - Step 6: Set your computer never to sleep
04:45 - Step 6.1: For Mac Users
05:20 - Step 6.2: For Windows Users
05:39 - Step 7: Watch Aaron's Toolkit Tutorial

USEFUL LINKS

Confirm your JSTOR access by visiting the JSTOR institution search page.
Go to the official Google Chrome downloads page to download and install Chrome for Windows and Mac OS.
Go to Aaron's Kit GitHub repository to download Aaron's Kit.
Watch our tutorial video to learn how to use Aaron's Kit.