Our library systems team is always looking for ways to make accessing our vast range of e-resources quicker and easier for BU students and staff. LibKey Nomad is a powerful new tool that ensures complex routes to resources are a thing of the past, allowing one-click access through sites such as Google Scholar and PubMed. Watch the video below to find out more.
LibKey Nomad is a research tool that provides one-click access to full-text journal articles and eBooks, including both library-subscribed and Open Access content. Available as a browser extension, it helps you:
"Library resources can sometimes be hard to access as there are many links you have to go through, and sometimes they don't work so you are asked to pay. Is there something that can make the process better?"
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LibKey Nomad has increased Open Access full-text downloads by 37% over the 24/25 academic year
"We reported a broken link for a library resource. The reaction and help from the e-resource team member was amazingly quick and helpful. Keep up the hard work!”
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The library provides access to over 600,000 print and e-books, and well over a million peer reviewed articles. Search all our electronic and print resources here