This page explains how we have configured HOLLIS to present links to articles and book chapters. We explain which links comes from CDI (the Central Discovery Index from Ex Libris), and which are added through LIbkey, a plugin provided by the vendor Third Iron (sometimes referred to as Browzine, another product by this vendor).
Online Access
When the link is labelled Online Access, it comes from CDI. This link generally goes to a web page for the article on the provider's website. If we have access to multiple providers, the system will choose from among a configured list of preferred providers.
View PDF
The "View PDF" link is provided through the Browzine plugin, and its purpose is to provide users with a quick option to get the PDF directly, as opposed to landing on the webpage for the article.
Open Access / Unpaywall
In order to simply the user interface, OA links are not always presented when available, or are not always marked as OA.
Preprints and Retractions
Browser Extension "Nomad" for articles and ebooks through the Harvard Library
The Libkey services we use to present many of the links described above are also available through Nomad, a browser extension that can be configured to provide online access through the Harvard Library. This extension can route you through the Harvard Library when we subscribe to a resource that would otherwise be behind a paywall. It works for articles and ebooks.
Example of the Nomad browser extension on a Wikipedia page:
Example of the Nomad browser extension on Amazon, showing access to the ebook at the Harvard Library. This button is in the lower left corner and can sometimes be obscured by other content on the page:
