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LibKey Nomad.

Matthew B Hoy¹

¹Hoy.Matt@mayo.edu, Associate Director, Mayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA

|October 5, 2020

Summary

LibKey Nomad is a free browser extension that streamlines access to scholarly articles. It requires an institutional subscription and works with Chrome and Edge browsers.

Area of Science:

Information Science
Library Technology

Background:

Accessing full-text scholarly articles can be challenging for researchers.
Existing library systems and discovery tools often require multiple steps to retrieve desired content.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce LibKey Nomad, a browser extension designed to simplify article access.
To highlight the features and requirements of the LibKey Nomad extension.

Main Methods:

LibKey Nomad integrates with institutional subscriptions.
The extension functions as a browser add-on for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

Main Results:

The extension provides direct links to full-text articles from various platforms.
LibKey Nomad is free for end-users, with institutional subscriptions to Third Iron products being the prerequisite.

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Conclusions:

LibKey Nomad offers a user-friendly solution for enhancing scholarly article retrieval.
The tool aims to improve researcher efficiency by reducing access barriers.