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Browser Extension - LibKey Nomad

LibKey Nomad in Action

When you land on a page for an article, LibKey Nomad automatically checks against Purdue Fort Wayne Library's subscriptions and provides a link to:

  • PDF of the article, if available
  • Manuscript version (via Unpaywall), if available
  • Link to request full text, if full text is not available

If you are off campus you will be directed to authenticate with your Purdue Fort Wayne login before being taken to the PDF of the article. LibKey Nomad does not store your credentials or require you to create an account.

What to look for

LibKey Nomad automatically places a button in the bottom corner of a compatible webpage. This button changes its appearance to indicate what level of access is available.

LibKey Nomad Download PDF

Download PDF indicates that the library provides access to the PDF, and will take you directly to the PDF of the document.

LibKey Nomad Article Link

Article Link indicates that the library provides access to the article, and will take you to a page where you can access the article. You may be able to download the article from there.

LibKey Nomad Access Options

Access Options indicates that the library does not have direct online access to the article. Clicking this will take you directly to the link resolver where you can select further access options such as requesting a copy of the article through Document Delivery.
 

Special features

Wikipedia

LibKey Nomad integrates with Wikipedia to provide quick access links for items in the references list.

LibKey Nomad Wikipedia References

 

PubMed

LibKey Nomad provides full text links to items in PubMed search results.

LibKey Nomad in Pubmed

 

Google Scholar and Google Books

LibKey Nomad sets up Google Scholar search results to connect with our Find It full text tool. Google Books will also link to our ebook subscriptions.

LibKey Nomad View E-Book

 

Amazon

Just like with Google Books, LibKey Nomad will link to our ebook subscriptions.

 

Other resources

LibKey Nomad also works with some subscription databases, including Scopus and SciFinder.