LibKey Nomad is a handy browser extension that gives you one-click access to full-text scholarly articles. It works by connecting you to the library’s subscriptions, as well as highlighting any available open access versions. How to get LibKey Nomad You can install LibKey Nomad on your own device’s web browsers here:https://thirdiron.com/downloadnomad/ Good news – LibKey […]
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Find Books Faster: New “Available on Shelf Now” Filter in LibrarySearch
Good news if you’re tired of clicking through search results only to find that the book you need is on loan or in storage. LibrarySearch now includes a new filter called “Available on shelf now” to help you find physical items you can pick up immediately. Using the “Available on Shelf Now” filter means, you […]
EBSCO eBooks website maintenance: 8th December
The EBSCO eBooks website will be undergoing essential system maintenance on Monday 8th December. From 12 noon until 5pm you will not be able download EBSCO’s eBooks. Although, you will be able to read eBooks online, download chapters, and read existing checkouts offline. Clare AllanDigital & Systems Support Librarian
Open Access Button Retiring: What You Need to Know
This November, the Open Access Button – a tool long used to find free, legal research articles – will officially be sunset. Since its launch, the Open Access Button has played an important role in making scholarly literature more accessible to the public. Their developers recommend users transition to Unpaywall, a similarly mission-driven service that […]
Emerald access issues – workarounds
Update to post below (19th Sept 2025): most links in LibrarySearch to Emerald collections are now working. The exception is that links to some journals in the ‘Emerald Backfiles’ collection are still not working. This appears to relate to cases where we have access to older volumes of a journal that has since changed name. […]
New: Articles Citing Retracted Research Now Flagged in LibrarySearch
To help protect research integrity, LibrarySearch now flags not just retracted articles – but also articles that cite retracted research. Why this matters Retracted articles often contain serious issues such as errors, ethical problems, or false data. Using them, even unknowingly, can: LibrarySearch already alerts you when an article itself has been retracted. Now, it […]
Latest improvements to LibKey Nomad (one-click access to full-text)
LibKey Nomad is such a nifty tool for accessing library resources quickly and efficiently and now it just got even better. This is the browser extension that delivers one-click access to the full-text of library-subscribed articles, as well as any open access versions. LibKey Nomad is loaded onto all university managed computers on campus. So, […]
LibKey Nomad: one-click access to full-text
LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that delivers one-click access to the full-text of library-subscribed articles, as well as any open access versions. Earlier in the year Information Services added LibKey Nomad to all the university managed computers on campus; on both student and staff computers. So, you may have noticed the friendly looking Nomad […]
7 million Open Access articles added to LibrarySearch
The Library has added 7 million additional open access articles to LibrarySearch, our one-stop library search tool. These articles come from a new integration with Unpaywall, a massive database of free scholarly articles. Because of our previous work, LibrarySearch already included many of these articles but this integration has given us a boost of around […]
New Elsevier Read & Publish Agreement includes free Open Access publishing
UK universities and Elsevier have agreed a three-year Read & Publish deal to support the transition to Open Access for UK Research. This agreement provides both continued ‘read’ access to, and unlimited open access publishing in, Elsevier’s subscription journals. Stirling authors will be able to choose to publish open access at no additional cost to […]