Unpaywall

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2019.650

Keywords:

Unpaywall, Open Access, Full-Text Article

Abstract

Unpaywall, created by Jason Priem and Heather Piwowar of ImpactStory in 2017, is a plug-in tool for individual users to access and find OA articles, regardless of where they are searching for those articles.

Author Biography

Kerry Dhakal, Assistant Professor and Research and Education Librarian, Health Sciences Library, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Health Sciences Library 

Assistant Professor, Reearch and Education Librarian

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Published

2019-04-15

Issue

Section

Resource Review