Hey Hiva,

We have Libkey Nomad and currently just promote it through word of mouth. I will be investigating Libkey Nomad ++ soon to see if it can overcome a specific case that results in poor user experience in our hospital. If that goes well, I’ll be advocating to push the browser automatically to all campus managed devices. We did a trial run with library computers and it was indeed a quick and ThirdIron’s directions were good.

It is interesting to note that we use Libkey as our ‘linkresolver’, in our discovery, and a few other places along with the browser extension and the browser extension delivers about 20% of the full text content through the Libkey suite. The amount of time we could save our researchers, clinicians, and students by deploying this campus wide would be amazing.

One hiccup to watch out for with Libkey vs EndNote Click is that the two sometimes conflict with each other. We don’t support EndNote Click at all and people so far have been happier using Libkey and disabling EndNote Click if they need to.

I deployed an EZProxy Bookmarklet at my last institution and I know the uptake was incredibly low.

Heidi

Heidi Webb
Head of Discovery and Technology Services
Health Sciences Library | Upstate Medical University
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You might be interested in this ALA poster presentation (https: //urldefense. com/v3/__https: //annual2024. eventscribe. net/index. asp?presTarget=2690876__;!!GobTDDpD7A!K2klTCFz9XLOO9rguBJ8Gg1L6vzra8oyErFUQXz4fcCsaUSi9mogI0c3_spATztDgd4Q45gKzSSp9E_gQzU$),


You might be interested in this ALA poster presentation (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://annual2024.eventscribe.net/index.asp?presTarget=2690876__;!!GobTDDpD7A!K2klTCFz9XLOO9rguBJ8Gg1L6vzra8oyErFUQXz4fcCsaUSi9mogI0c3_spATztDgd4Q45gKzSSp9E_gQzU$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/annual2024.eventscribe.net/index.asp?presTarget=2690876__;!!GobTDDpD7A!K2klTCFz9XLOO9rguBJ8Gg1L6vzra8oyErFUQXz4fcCsaUSi9mogI0c3_spATztDgd4Q45gKzSSp9E_gQzU$>), as well as the following two comprehensive reviews by Tay.



Tay, A. (2022). Improving access to and delivery of academic content from libraries. Library Technology Reports, 58(6), 1-43.



Tay, A. (2023, September 4). Two new browser extensions that help with delivery or access. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2023/09/two-new-browser-extensions-that-help.html__;!!GobTDDpD7A!K2klTCFz9XLOO9rguBJ8Gg1L6vzra8oyErFUQXz4fcCsaUSi9mogI0c3_spATztDgd4Q45gKzSSpP8z5FG0$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2023/09/two-new-browser-extensions-that-help.html__;!!GobTDDpD7A!K2klTCFz9XLOO9rguBJ8Gg1L6vzra8oyErFUQXz4fcCsaUSi9mogI0c3_spATztDgd4Q45gKzSSpP8z5FG0$>



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We have been exploring the possibility of implementing a custom browser extension at NC State University Libraries but we're unsure about how much uptake it will get. We are working on an environmental scan of similar browser extensions and their usage. If you have implemented any of the below browser extensions at your library, we are interested in hearing from you about their adoption, any marketing success and usage anecdotes you're willing to share with us:



   - LibKey Nomad

   - LeanLibrary

   - EZProxy Bookmarklet

   - Library Extension

   - GetFTR Plugin

   - EndNote Click (formerly Kopernio)

   - Google Scholar Button



Thanks,

Hiva



*Hiva Kadivar*

NC State University Libraries Fellow

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