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Cabells is a trusted source for tracking and reporting predatory publishers and journals, including within the health sciences. Now Cabells data is incorporated into article records in Health Information @ Himmelfarb (the library catalog) and the LibKey Nomad browser extension to alert users to potentially problematic or fraudulent research. 

Journal article records in the catalog that are enhanced with LibKey links to direct PDF or journal contents will include alerts when the journal is listed as predatory in Cabells. The alerts look like this in Health Information @ Himmelfarb:

Library catalog record image with Problematic Journal link highlighted

Clicking the Problematic Journal link provides more information on why the article was flagged:

LibKey record image with details on why the article was flagged as predatory

If you use the LibKey Nomad browser extension to easily link to full-text in other databases and content providers, you will see the same notifications.  

PubMed search screen with Nomad full-text link and Problematic Journal link in article record

We encourage library users to install LibKey Nomad for the best full-text linking experience.

At this time the predatory journal notifications only appear in article records. To check on the status of a journal, access Cabells directly to look up the journal title.

Notifications of retracted articles are already provided in Health Information @ Himmelfarb and Nomad through an integration with Retraction Watch.

PubMed record screenshot with Article Retracted link

For assistance with linking to full-text content or other Himmelfarb Library resources, please contact us by email (himmelfarb@gwu.edu) or phone (202-994-2962) or use Library Chat services during business hours.

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LibKey Nomad is a quick and easy way to get the full-text PDFs of journal articles and book chapters that Himmelfarb Library provides in our collection. This free browser extension lets you view content on the publisher's site and download full-text PDFs quickly and easily! LibKey Nomad is available for web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi). 

To use LibKey Nomad, install it as a browser plug-in and choose “George Washington University - Himmelfarb Library” as your home library when prompted.

LibKey Nomad is active on publisher sites, PubMed, Amazon, and Google Books! With LibKey Nomad, you’ll be alerted when the full-text articles and e-books are available from Himmelfarb, and be able to get the PDF with a single click in most cases. When searching databases such as PubMed, look for the “Article Link” or “Download PDF” buttons shown below. 

Screenshot of a LibKey Nomad Article Link button.
Screenshot of a LibKey Nomad Download PDF button.

Here’s a screenshot of how these links appear in PubMed:

Screenshot of PubMed results page with LibKey Nomad Article Link and Download PDF buttons.

Many sites will provide a pop-up in the bottom left corner of the screen with the LibKey Nomad logo and “Provided by George Washington University - Himmelfarb Library” (see below). Simply clicking on these buttons will take you to the full-text content.

Screenshot of a LibKey Nomad "Provided By George Washington University - Himmelfarb Library" button.

When you search, LibKey Nomad automatically integrates full-text access from Himmelfarb directly from where you find the content! For example, if you are searching for a book on Amazon, and Himmelfarb Library owns an e-book of the item you’re looking for, LibKey Nomad will give you the option to access the full text through Himmelfarb - which can end up saving you money! 

Screenshot of a LibKey button in Amazon.

LibKey Nomad even tells you when an article has been retracted! When you search Himmelfarb’s search box and retrieve a retracted article, the PDF button that would normally appear in the results is replaced with a Retracted Article button as shown in the screenshot below.

Screenshot of a LibKey Nomad Article Retracted button in PubMed.

Clicking on the Article Retracted button will open a window that details why the article was retracted (data retrieved from Retraction Watch) and links if you still want to read or download the article.

LibKey Nomad makes getting to the full-text and PDFs of articles and book chapters fast and easy, often in as little as a single click! Install the LibKey Nomad browser extension in your favorite browser today! Contact us if you have questions about installing or using LibKey Nomad! You can reach us at himmelfarb@gwu.edu or chat with us during business hours.

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LibKey Nomad is a free browser plug-in that will alert you to the availability of full-text content from Himmelfarb Library and provide buttons to immediately download a PDF version or view the content on the publisher site. Previously Nomad only worked for scholarly articles. Now Nomad also works for e-books! 

Screenshot of a LibKey Nomad alert and link in a publisher site to an e-book in Himmelfarb Library's collections.
LibKey Nomad alert and link for a Himmelfarb Library e-book in a publisher website.

When Himmelfarb has the e-book, LibKey Nomad will alert you when viewing books on Amazon, Google Books and publisher websites including Wiley, Elsevier, Cambridge, Thieme, Wolters-Kluwer, Springer, SAGE, Taylor and Francis and many others. If you need a book for academic, patient care, research or personal needs, LibKey Nomad will pop up with a notification and a link if you already have access to it for free from the library.  

LibKey Nomad works in a variety of web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Vivaldi) and websites. If you’re searching Scopus, Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science and even Wikipedia, LibKey Nomad integrates full-text access directly from where you find the content. LibKey Nomad will even tell you if an article has been retracted. 

To use LibKey Nomad, install it as a browser plug-in and choose ‘George Washington University - Himmelfarb Library’ as your home library when prompted. If you already have it installed, you will now be alerted to e-book content when searching.

Have questions about Nomad or other ways to find and view full-text content? Contact Himmelfarb’s Information desk at himmelfarb@gwu.edu or chat with us during business hours.

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