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GEOS 493: Senior Thesis: Getting Started

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Research Tip: Find Text Button

Get it at Williams

Many of our databases have this SFX Find Text Button button or this Get it at Williams!  Click to find the full text of this article. button, which searches for the full-text of the article in our collections. If we don't have it electronically, look for the "Request article scan" link in the "Get It" section.

screenshot of Get It section with link

Research Tip: Use LibKey Nomad

Install LibKey Nomad

LibKey Nomad automatically provides instant links to articles from journals subscribed to by Williams – and Open Access sources – connecting you to literature discovered on the web.  LibKey Nomad works with Williams to determines the fastest path to content across thousands of publishers and millions of articles, and also adds support to PubMed, Wikipedia and hundreds of other scholarly publisher websites and research databases.

After installation, LibKey Nomad prompts you to select your institution.  Simply select Williams and close the installation window. 

Screen shot of the LibKey Nomad installation window, with Williams Libraries selected.

LibKey Nomad will then notify you of available articles wherever you may roam.