Using browser extensions to find open access resources
What are browser extensions?
Browser extensions are small software programmes which add specific functionality to your browsing experience. An open access browser extension will search the web for an openly accessible copy of any scholarly text.
How do you enable an extension?
To install the extension of your choice, download the extension from the tool’s website or app store.
Suggested browser extensions
- LibKey NomadThis browser extension looks for openly accessible resources as well as content subscribed to by CityLibrary. Currently available for Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi browsers.
- UnpaywallUnpaywall harvests open access content from over 50,000 publishers and repositories, and make it easy to find, track, and use.
- Open Access ButtonFree, legal research articles delivered instantly or automatically requested from authors.
