Open Access Helper
Effortless legal access to full text scholarly articles: Open Access Helper will help you identify legal open access copies of academic articles, using unpaywall.org and core.ac.uk
What is Open Access Helper?
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Effortless legal access to full text scholarly articles
FIND OPEN ACCESS
When you view a research article, Open Access Helper detects the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) of the document and then will query the APIs of unpaywall.org and core.ac.uk to find a link for a legal open access copy. Simply click the Open Access Helper badge to access the document!
Orange: open access is available at another location Blue: Request through Open Access Button or our Library
As you hover your mouse over the Open Access Helper badge, the extension will tell you whether you are going to see the “Published Version”, “Accepted Version” or “Submitted Version”. The two APIs employed are the gold standard for this type of information.
EZPROXY
Many university libraries employ a remote access solution known as EZProxy. This solution functions by rerouting your connection through the institution’s server and thus making it look to the publisher as if you were on campus. All you have to do is access the settings, type the domain of your institution (e.g. harvard.edu for Harvard University) and save.
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Risk impact
Open Access Helper is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Open Access Helper if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Open Access Helper is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.