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Smoother access to full-text articles with LibKey Nomad

 LibKey Nomad is a browser extension available to our NHS members to install on their device, which will make accessing full text articles from our subscribed resources easier.

Once LibKey Nomad is installed – when viewing information about an article on the internet e.g. in Google, in PubMed or on a Publisher’s website; if we have a subscription with full text access, a popup button such as the below will show. Click on the button to access the full text.

A blue and white LibKey Nomad button: example 1 'Article Link'  or A blue and white LibKey Nomad button: example 2 'Provided by'

Instruction on how to install this browser extension are available in our blog post: Install LibKey Nomad - step-by-step instructions

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