#ICanHazPDF

ICanHazPDF is a hashtag used on Twitter to request access to academic journal articles which are behind paywalls or otherwise inaccessible. It began in 2011 by scientist Andrea Kuszewski. The name is derived from the meme I Can Has Cheezburger?

==Process== Users request articles by tweeting an article's title, DOI or other linked information like a publisher's link, their email address, and the hashtag "#ICanHazPDF". Someone who has access to the article might then email it to them. The user then deletes the original tweet. Alternatively, users who do not wish to post their email address in the clear can use direct messaging to exchange contact information with a volunteer who has offered to share the article of interest.