As of Summer 2024 Covidence allows LibKey Nomad to locate articles within the platform, thus simplifying the full-text retrieval process. To use it, download and install libkey nomad to your browser. Agree to their privacy policy and set your library to Harvard University (you may change the instituion depending on whose collections you'd like to access if you have a different institutional login, such as for MGB or Children's). Then go to Covidence, log in to your review and find articles. If Libkey Nomad is successfully installed you will see a dark blue box with a green raindrop that reads "Provided by Harvard University"
There are four different options you will see within Covidence for accessing full text via LibKey Nomad:
After downloading the full-text of the article, upload the article to the corresponding reference under Full-Text review in Covidence.
Follow the directions below for locating full-text instead
Covidence also allows for batch processing of full-text articles. This method may be optimal for larger pools of articles that need to be reviewed in full.
From Covidence, export the selected records from the full-text review and upload them into EndNote or Zotero.
Efficiently use Harvard Library tools that either take you to the PDF or allow you to request a copy through the library's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service. You can use either Harvard Library's HOLLIS catalog or PubMed (Make sure you start at the Countway's Web page). HOLLIS may be the better choice as it contains material that is not included in PubMed.
The above steps will get you most of the articles. If your ILL request comes back or finds nothing, check the citation. You'd be surprised how many are incorrect. Even a mistake in the issue or volume may result in you not getting the article. If you need help at this point, it's best checking in with a librarian.
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