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LibKey Nomad

LibKey Nomad logo features a white flame in a green tear drop

Concordia researchers can get one-click access journal articles and ebooks directly from scholarly websites.

LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that provides links to full-text content from the Library's subscription e-resources as you perform research on the web.

Sites such as publisher websites, PubMed and Wikipedia that publish article and e-book DOIs and PMIDs will trigger LibKey Nomad to provide a link to the full text in the lower left corner of your browser window.

How to set up LibKey Nomad

  1. Visit the LibKey Nomad download webpage.
  2. Click on the appropriate browser and follow the instructions to install the extension.
  3. Search for and select Concordia University Canada as your organization.

Libkey Nomad is available for the following browsers:

  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Firefox
  • Brave
  • Vivaldi
  • Safari

You do not need to create an account to use LibKey Nomad. See LibKey Nomad's privacy policy at: Third Iron Privacy Policy.

LibKey Nomad links explained

Look for the following LibKey Nomad links when you find scholarly articles on sites like PubMed, Wikipedia, and publisher websites including Nature and The Lancet:

big blue button with the words download PDF

Download PDF: Open or download the article PDF directly with a single click.


big blue button with words article link

Article Link: A link directly to a webpage with the article's full text.


big blue button with words manuscript PDF

Manuscript PDF and Manuscript Link: A link to the accepted manuscript form of the article.


big blue button with words access options

Access Options: The library may not have full-text access to this article but access to the journal or request the article via interlibrary loan may be possible through the library.


small blue button with words view complete issue

View Complete Issue: A link to the journal's table of contents for the issue in which the article was published on Concordia's BrowZine platform.


big blue button with words provided by

Provided by: Appears on websites such as Wikipedia and PubMed where smaller Download PDF, Access Options etc. links appear within the text of the page, e.g.:

small blue button with the words download PDF small blue button with words article link small blue button with words access options

big red button with words article retracted

Article Retracted: This article has been restracted by either the authors, publisher or editors of the journal. Click to see details of the retraction.

 
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