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Tool: LibKey

The LibKey extension is available for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, Vivaldi, and Safari. 

 

 

 Searching with Libkey Nomad

LibKey Nomad browser extension gives you fast, one-click access to scholarly articles.

LibKey Nomad is supported by over 1,300+ libraries in more than 35 countries!

LibKey Nomad automatically provides instant links to articles from journals subscribed to by the University Libraries – and Open Access sources – connecting you to literature discovered on the web. LibKey Nomad is licensed by the Libraries and locates the fastest path to content across thousands of publishers and millions of articles. It works on websites like PubMed, Wikipedia, Amazon and hundreds of scholarly publisher websites and research databases.  

After installation, LibKey Nomad prompts you to select University of Colorado Boulder. Simply select it and LibKey Nomad will then notify you of available articles wherever you may roam.

How it works

EBSCO updates LibKey monthly with our holdings. When a user with the extension installed navigates to a website that works with LibKey Nomad, a button will appear. Clicking that button will send the user to the “best” version of the resource in our holdings and grant them access to it. This allows you to quickly and easily access research on the web without having to navigate to the Libraries website to search our holdings.

Libkey Nomad Button with words Access Options University of Colorado Boulder.

The button gives you easy access to chat with CU Librarians or to export the citation to your favorite citation manager (EndNote RIS, Zotero, Mendeley, BibTeX, and universal RIS) on select websites.

Video Introduction

Download Libkey Nomad

Screenshot of download page for Libkey Nomad

Step One

Go to https://thirdiron.com/downloadnomad/. Select the icon for your preferred browser. 

Screenshot of chromestore entry for Libkey Nomad

Step Two

Follow the browser instructions to install the extension. 

Screenshot of the Libkey Nomad tool with the option to select the appropriate univesity

Step Three

Search for University of Colorado Boulder and select. Now you are ready to start searching with Libkey Nomad.

Libkey.io

Look up an article by DOI or PMID with libkey.io. The tool will provide link, pdf, and the ability to see the article in context. In other words, it will direct you to the journal issue table of contents in browzine.

 

Sreen shot of libkey.io that displays an article title and links to access the material.

LibKey Nomad in Action

Screen shot of an article citation found in PubMed.

Article in PubMed with a link to the pdf from Libkey Nomad.

Screenshot of a pdf version of an article.

Clicking on the Libkey Nomad button will take you to the pdf of the article.

Screenshot of an article found on a journal's webpage.

An article on the journal's site with an option to buy the article.

Screenshot of an article in pdf format.

Libkey Nomad takes you to the pdf of the article without a charge. 

Screenshot of a book on the amazon.com site.

Libkey identifies that you are viewing a book on Amazon.

Screenshot of a book title in the EBSCO ebook reader.

Libkey Nomad directs you to the ebook.