EAHIL2020 CEC 3-hour workshop Knowledge exchange session“How to get the full-text?” (with ór without the help of your library) Discussing alternative ways to get the pdf of a scientific publication, but NOT using the library’s services or tools, is a good example of the proverbial “Elephant in the room” We knów our users switch to alternative routes, when we (the library) can not deliver. And we have a tendency to look away, not discussing them.How many ways are there, and how do they work? And which tools do we offer as a library to our users?
Guus van den Brekel & Robin OttjesCentral Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen
How To Get the PDF (with or without the help of your library) : EAHIL2020 CEC
1. Knowledge exchange session“How to get the full-text?”
Discussing alternative ways to get the pdf of a scientific publication, but NOT using the library’s services or tools, is a
good example of the proverbial “Elephant in the room” We knów our users switch to alternative routes, when we
(the library) can not deliver. And we have a tendency to look away, not discussing them.
How many ways are there, and how do they work? And which tools do we offer as a library to our users?
(with ór without the help of your library)
19th of November
EAHIL CEC
Guus van den Brekel & Robin Ottjes
Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen
3. A little schedule 09:00-12:00
• intro & background
• overview tools via the library
• overview tools NOT via the library (sometimes with the use of …)
• Look for yourself (in breakout-rooms)
• Feedback from testing (plenary)
• Demo browser extensions
• (EndNote Click, Scholar button, Unpaywall, OA Button, CORE discovery, LeanLibrary)
• Testing the browser extensions (in breakout-rooms)
• Feedback from testing (plenary)
• Summary & discussion
4. Intro
3 goals
1. Overview of tools and services by the library related to
the access to full-text
• Informing the public (and library staff) & giving advice by the
library
2. Overview of freely available tools and resources
(sometimes with the use of library data)
3. New products and resources that could improve
library services?
(DDS/ILL, discovery, open access, databases, analytics, …)
11. Not via the library 1/3
1. Alternatives
2. More options/strategies
- For free
- NOT for free (How To Pay for the PDF)
3 .Browser extensions
More options/strategies
For free:
• via the author; also free digital ”read only’s”
• ResearchGate/Academia
• R4R https://iris.ai/r4r/
• via Twitter | #icanhazpdf
• Reddit /Scholar https://www.reddit.com/r/Scholar/
• Sci-Hub / LibGen
NOT for free (How To Pay for the PDF, Guus in preparation)
• Order from journal/publisher
• Copyright Clearance Center, https://www.copyright.com/business/document-delivery-
with-rightfind/
• DeepDyve, https://www.deepdyve.com/
• British Library On Demand, https://www.bl.uk/on-demand
• DocumentsDelivered.com, https://documentsdelivered.com/
• eJournal delivery Service (for low income countries) , http://ejds.ictp.it/ejds/
• … many more (Ask Guus via email ;-)
12. Not via the library 2/3
1. Alternatives
2. More options/strategies
- For free
- NOT for free (How To Pay for the PDF)
3 .Browser extensions
Alternatives
•OSF Preprints +
https://osf.io/preprints/
•Directory of Open Access Journals +
https://doaj.org/
•Dimensions (free or subscription) +
https://app.dimensions.ai/discover/publication
•CORE https://core.ac.uk/ -> 204 milj. OA publications! +
•Get The Research +
http://gettheresearch.org
•BASE
http://www.base-search.net/
•Science Open
http://www.scienceopen.com/
•1FINDR (free or subscription)
http://1findr.com
13. Breakout room
• 4 rooms with each 7 people.
• 1 person will be the room "chair", share his/her
screen and test the databases
• When we close the breakout room you will
automatically come back to the main room after 60
seconds (or click to leave yourself).
• After the break-out room: with audio on, feedback
and discussion about the databases
15. Not via the library 3/3
1. Alternatives
2. More options/strategies
- For free
- NOT for free (How To Pay for the PDF)
3 .Browser extensions
Browser extensions Free:
• Unpaywall
• CORE Discovery
• Google Scholar button
• OA_button
• Lazy Scholar
Browser extensions: paid / by library
• EndNote Click
• LeanLibrary
• Libkey Nomad
For Mobile browser(IPADOS & iOS):
• OA Helper
• Academic Browser
Use Android browser KIWI for most Chrome extensions!
19. Workshop
Testing/comparing
browser extensions
•Usability | UX?
•speed?
•register | profile?
•Connect to library/institution?
•Save login credentials?
•Save pdfs?
•share?
•citation export?
•Personal space
•pdf alerts?
•access issues?
•extra features?
•contact/support/FAQs?
•…… what else do you want to know?
20. Breakout room
• 4 rooms with each 7 people.
• 1 person will be the room "chair", share his/her
screen and test the browser extensions
• When we close the breakout room you will
automatically come back to the main room after 60
seconds (or click to leave yourself).
• After the break-out room: with audio on, feedback
and discussion
23. demo
Lean Library:
the Library in your browser
quick and easy off-campus access!
Guus van den Brekel, Central Medical Library, UMCG
Esther Rolf, University of Groningen Library
October 4th 2018
25. What does Lean Library do?
• Library Access
• Always proxy-login first
• Library Assist
• Re-direct your links to the right library
• Enhances PubMed.gov with library links
• Enhances Google Scholar with library links
• Alerts on Dutch Open Access Deals on
submission pages
• Alternatives
• No subscription -> open access alternatives
39. for desktop or laptop (not yet for mobile)
For mobile use
the Library Connect button
40. For mobile use
the Library Connect button
• Library Access
• Always proxy-login first
• Library Assist
• Enhances PubMed.gov with library
links and evidence filters
Install the Library Connect Bookmarklet
42. The rise of "Access brokers" - why now and a comparison with
RA21
http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-
rise-of-access-brokers-why-now-and.html
1findr, Dimensions and other free mega
indexes - A review of the space and numbers
comparison
http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/
pot.com/2018/04/1findr-dimensions-and-other-
and-other-free-mega.html
Extra reading
How To Get The PDF : Tools & News
https://howtogetthepdf.tools/
43. If you want to be seen as an expert ...
...then your expertise has to be seen
Lorcan Dempsey http://www.slideshare.net/lisld/the-inside-out-library