Open Access Helper for Pc

1. As a Safari App Extension, the app identifies the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) of an article and queries unpaywall.org API, Core Discovery API (core.ac.uk) and/or Open Access Button (openaccessbutton.org) for a legal Open Access copy, based on the identified DOI.

2. There will be a blue request button, which enables you to send a request to the author via Open Access Button, when no Open Access version was found and the article was published within the last 5 years.

3. Open Access Helper is your perfect Safari research companion for students and researchers alike, helping you access legal Open Access copies of scientific articles, or to access content through your university’s EZproxy (remote access) solution.

4. If your institution offers remote access through a URL-rewriting proxy, such as EZProxy, you can setup Open Access Helper to reload the current page through the proxy, when clicking on the toolbar icon.

5. Open Access Helper will identify > 25 million free scholarly articles from over 50,000 publishers and repositories to help you overcome the paywall imposed by many scholarly publishers, right within Safari.

6. Highlight text on a page and use the context menu to start an Open Access search at base-search.net, core.ac.uk or gettheresearch.org with just a click of the mouse (or trackpad).

7. A bronze button lets you look for Open Access recommendations, based on the article's metadata.

8. Each Open Access found within the extension is a legal and trustworthy copy.

9. If one is found, an orange button is added in the top right of the page - click it to access the article.

10. If you are on the Open Access version already, this icon will turn green.

11. Visit the Website / Support links to access the app homepage and navigate from there to the Github repository.

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