Complementary Tools

Are you having trouble accessing scientific literature? On this page, you'll find a few tools that can save you valuable time!

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Accessing scientific articles

• OpenAthens: Access scientific resources from off-campus.
• LibKey Nomad: Access articles with a single click from a publisher’s website or Wikipedia.
• Unpaywall: Find an open access version of a scientific article.
• Open Access Helper: Find an open access version of a scientific article.
• Open Access Button: Find an open access version of a scientific article and invite the author to share it.
• Lazy Scholar: Find a freely available version of a scientific article and automatically rename the downloaded PDFs. 

Access the news

• Ophirofox: Access articles from news sites with a single click via Europresse.

Streamline document research

• Google Scholar Button: Launch a Google Scholar search by highlighting content on a web page.
• CoCites: Find articles that cite a publication on PubMed.
• LibKey Nomad: Access articles with a single click from a publisher’s website or Wikipedia.

Request an article from an author or the community

• Offprints on Scopus: Request a copy of an article behind a paywall directly from its author. 
• #ICanHazPDF: Request access to an article behind a paywall through the community.