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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). ...

Docphin Major Update : an evolving medical journal app

In one of my previous posts on Updates on (medical) journal Apps  i did mention there was no news about Docphin . And very quickly after that they came with a major update! Here are the main new features of Docphin: the IOS App is now ALSO for IPAD , which is a big step forward. This makes Docphin more competitive with ReadbyQxMD and docwise . The Docphin web-interface is however still unique, offering users to check and maintain their preferred journals & news on desktop computers easily. Maybe ReadbyQxMD is goind that way too with their  Read on the  Web, search   feature. Institutional Access   -  Save your password and never type it in again This is a major improvement too taking away loging in over and over again. ReadbyQxMD , BrowZine and Docphin now have this for the library proxy and I am hoping docwise will go there soon too! Medstream - Keep up with breaking research in the news Get visually triggered by relevant topics and rel...