Accessibility is a very complex topic and as you start to engage with the topic, you quickly recognize how deep it’ll go. For this quick blog post, we’ll barely scratch the surface. I am not an expert and I likely will never be. I count myself lucky that Apple’s environment builds in a lot of […]
How to add a hover effect to a UITableViewCell (Swift)
When iPadOS 13.4 was released so was much improved Mouse-Pointer support. While a non starter on your iPhone, iPad with a trackpad and external keyboard quickly turns into a very capable computing device. For my app – Open Access Helper – I wanted to support this feature, even if it wouldn’t be used a lot. […]
How to get access to scientific articles on your iPad
While doing research on your iPad, you will certainly have come across access restrictions, such as a publisher paywall. I described the problem in another blog post, so this is to serve as a “how to”. Overcoming a paywall on your iPad (or iPhone), can be as easy as 1, 2, 3 Step 1 Install […]
How to get access to scientific articles
While doing research, especially from home, you will certainly have come across a publisher paywall. These paywalls stop you from access to the document and ask for sometimes rather hefty fees, as in this example. So what to do? If you are a student or researcher at a scientific institution, such as a university, you […]
Version 2020.2
In this version I add support for Citation Counts from OpenCitations.net – this way you’ll see how often an article was cited. As always, you can determine in the settings, which features you wish to use! For iPadOS users I have ensured proper support for pointing devices. This version also includes a bug fix, which […]
Version 2020.3
This version introduces OpenCitations to Open Access Helper. A badge will show the number of times the article you are viewing has been cited, helping you easily identify the most popular research. Furthermore a number of smaller performance enhancements and bug fixes are included.
Version 2020.1
Starting with this version, we now support remote access via EZproxy, a URL rewriting proxy popular with University and College libraries worldwide
Version 2020.2
Starting with this version Open Access Helper now supports Remote Access through EZProxy, a URL rewriting proxy popular with university and college libraries
Version 2020.1
In this version I’ve packed a lot of useful features, including: * you will now see “version information”, as you hover over the orange button. This will indicate to you whether the found Open Access version is the “submitted version”, “accepted version” or “published version” * if you’d like you can enable support for CORE […]
Version 2019.12
This update brings to you some improvements, ensuring you will find it easier than before to find a legal Open Access copy. Amongst the changes are: • Open Access Button will only show for articles published within the last 5 years • Support for “Similar Articles” (powered by core.ac.uk) A few notes about “Similar Articles”: […]