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Dutch Universities advise patrons to use alternative ways to access journal articles, i.e. when deals (on open access) with publishers fail! Read the news item here: http://openaccess.nl/en/events/alternative-ways-to-access-journal-articles In my opinion, libraries should actively promote the following browser extentions to their patrons to make it easier for them to get to the fulltext of scientific publications: - the Kopernio button (makes one-click access to subscription-based ánd open access publications much easier) http://kopernio.com Now acquired by Clarivate Analytics! - the Unpaywall button (fast access to open access publications) http://unpaywall.org - Google Scholar button (still finds the most "alternative versions" out there) In addition to these tools there is also a new tool for libraries to get more grip on user's browsing activities (on ánd off-campus) ánd actively deliver usefull pop-ups connecting users with library subscriptions and ...
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KOPERNIO extension to find PDF's : plus Open Access button, Unpaywall, Google Scholar and Connect UPDATED!

UPDATE:  Clarivate Analytics Acquires Research Startup Kopernio to Accelerate Pace of Scientific Innovation I am currently testing 4 browser extensions in Chrome that can help me find the PDF i need. They seem to be popping up like dandelions in the fields ;-) (Please read my post on ALL possible options to get to a PDF:  http://digicmb.blogspot.nl/2017/03/how-to-get-pdf-infographic.html ) Here is a first glance of what they do. For testing i used this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.10.008   (not free or open access) Kopernio (previously  Canary Haz ( http://kopernio.com) Note this is a .com extension. This  new company  has been founded just 8 months ago. The Kopernio  extension was released just in March 2017. Currently the Kopernio button is in alpha-testing and so far it seems free. The previous name appeared to be a tribute to the #ICANHAZPDF movement (requesting pdf's via Twitter with this hashtag). ...
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Altmetric at UMCG : Who is talking about your research?

On May 2nd I presented at the Meet&Learn session in the University Medical Center Groningen our Altmetric UMCG project. It was in Dutch. A summary was posted afterwards on the blog Innovatiepoli.nl  For staff of the UMCG: if you want to know more and/or get access to the UMCG Altmetric Dashboard, please contact Guus van den Brekel!
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UPDATED: How to get the PDF! Infographic | Find the full-text of e-journals INSIDE OR OUTSIDE the collection of your library ALL OPTIONS

April 20th 2017: I have added the browser extension Canary Haz (http://canaryhaz.com) as a very promising easy tool with many interesting features. Please read more on Canary Haz in my post about browser extensions like UnPaywall, Open Access Button and Google Scholar button. Currently looking into a Dutch commercial product targetting academic or research libraries also with a browser extension, called @leanlibrary ( https://www.leanlibrary.com/ ) April 13th 2017: Updated version! I have added ResearchGate as identified source many researchers use to upload ánd download pdf's (both copyright protected & open access/free versions) The Unpaywall.org button says it is searching also in "less trusted sources". ResearchGate, Academia.edu, researcher homepages, and some IRs. You can UNcheck this option in the Unpaywall tool, but they tell us it decreases coverage by about 20%. Maybe they can adjust the text a little bit regarding the "less trusted sources...
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Does making #openaccess publications available as pdf in institutional repositories have a negative effect on stats of publishers version?

Earlier this week I posted about: "Does making #openaccess publications available as pdf in institutional repositories have a negative effect on stats of publishers version?" I put the topic on my Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/digicmb/posts/10158455580315603 Twitter: @digicmb  https://twitter.com/digicmb/status/846266276968366080 Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/hp/update/6252032128276668416   And this blog:  http://digicmb.blogspot.nl/ Some researchers are asking librarians to make full-text pdfs of open access in our repository (Pure) invisible on the research portal, because it would affect the read/download stats on the publishers site in a negative way. In my opinion open access is about making research and publications as easy findable and accessible as possible, and not about boosting the read/download stats for publications on publisher sites.. What is your opinion? What is your library or institutions policy in making...
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Plagiarism scan with iThenticate now available via Central Medical Library UMCG

The  Graduate School of Medical Sciences (GSMS)  now licenses the plagiagism software tool iThenticate  with the specific goal to facilitate promotors, and  supervisors of doctoral/phd students.  Doctoral/PHD-students should turn to their promotors and supervisors if they want to scan manuscripts, as only they have access to an account in iThenticate. All other staff members in the UMCG can -as of now- turn to the Central Medical Library (CMB) of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) to have manuscripts scanned for plagiarism with iThenticate. The CMB will perform the scan in iThenticate, deliver the detailed report and offers to discuss the results with the author. Please send us an email or call us  (050) 361 6200)   to make an appointment. Students of the University of Groningen have to turn to their supervisors & teachers in NESTOR to have manuscripts scanned in Ephorus INSIDE Nestor. For more information on the use of iTh...
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How to get the PDF? Find the full-text e-journals INSIDE OR OUTSIDE the collection of the library : ALL OPTIONS

See the NEW INFOGRAPHIC   |     (click here for the Dutch versions) Do you want to know ALL OPTIONS to get access to the pdf of an scientific article? You will find all tips and tools below. The University of Groningen Library  has -together with the Central Medical Library UMCG - a very large collection e-journals ( e-journals; 50.000+ titels) The search-engine/catalogue  SmartCat , but also t he Get it!-button are two main ways to reach the full-text in our collection, but both tools do have their issues.  Only too often things go wrong in offering our users the direct access to the pdf's.  (more details on this at the end of the post) We often can not explain this to the customer. This causes frustration and confusion. Many users stop using these tools or disconnect from the library alltogether ... This is really unnecessary, with the use of the following tips and tools! Here is the overview of ALL opti...
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