eResources : Browser Extensions

What are they :

• small pieces of free software which can be installed, generally, to the top right of your browser, shown as small images (icons) e.g.

• for library eResources they are tools which can help your browser to search for freely available journal articles
• they either work automatically or you have to click on them to get them to go and do the work of searching for the articles
• Open Access Button and Core have websites that can be used to search for articles
• Libkey Nomad is accessible because of one of the university subscriptions - Browzine
• Kopernio has a search box in the browser extension

• They have limitations e.g. they don't search across all the content on the web
• Test them on different browsers to see which one works best with which browser
• Adding extensions to FireFox on campus may depend on local policies at each academic partner
• Don't try to put all of them onto one browser - it may cause confusion and / or complications if each extension is competing against each other
• Don't assume all browser extensions are safe - check with your local IT department / library staff if you have concerns
• Don't confuse them with plug-ins.  They are different.