LibKey Nomad in your web browser
LibKey Nomad in your web browser
LibKey Nomad is an extension you can add to your browser to easily access scientific articles and books that the University Library subscribes in a variety of popular web services, academic databases and AI-tools. The extension works whether or not you are connected to UiT’s network and is available for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, Vivaldi and Safari.
How to install
- Download the extension for your web browser from Third Iron’s website.
- After installation, choose «UiT The Arctic University of Norway» as organisation.
LibKey Nomad is now ready to use!
See this video on Vimeo that explains how LibKey Nomad can be used.
How do I know if UiT has access to what I am looking for?
You will find LibKey Nomad buttons
- on platforms of known publishers (e.g. Elsevier/ScienceDirect, SAGE, Springer, Taylor and Francis),
- in academic databases (e.g. PubMed, ResearchGate, UpToDate),
- in AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot)
- and on other websites such as Wikipedia and Amazon.
We have taken screenshots of the different types of buttons you will most likely encounter. You can find the buttons on webpages of a specific resource or in-line in the text such as on Wikipedia (see the example below).
Articles
Direct access to articles is shown with a button labelled «Download PDF».
E-books
For e-books, the button will show "View E-Book", as illustrated in the image below.
Wikipedia
LibKey Nomad also shows which articles in reference lists on Wikipedia UiT has access to, so you can open them directly from there. See the example below from the article on Parkinson's Disease.
The button says something else - what does it mean?
When the university library at UiT does not have access to an article, you will find a button that says “Access Options”. When you click on it, you will be forwarded to our search engine Oria. You will either get to a form where you can request the resource from another library, or you will be informed that the resource is available as a physical document at the university library and can either be picked up from the shelf or requested.
You might also see a banner with other relevant information about how you can access the document at UiT, for instance, where we do not have an active subscription with the publisher, or we have access, but you need to use our services first. By clicking on the green button, you can find out more.
