Introduction to the Library

Grammarly is a digital writing tool that proofreads for grammar and spelling errors.

The West Library provides free Premium accounts to current students, faculty, and staff.

Grammarly Premium provides additional benefits:

• adjust your writing tone
• rewrite full sentences
• write fluently in English
• catch accidental plaigarism

Grammarly Premium can not be added to existing Grammarly accounts.

To access Grammarly Premium, follow the instructions below.

• Go to www.grammarly.com/enterprise/signup
• Click on the "Get Grammarly It's Free" button in the top right-hand corner
• Enter your TXWES email address
• Create a password - we suggest using your Ramlink password so it is easy to remember
• Enter your first and last name 
• Click on the "Agree and Sign Up" button

You will receive a confirmation email to complete the account creation process. 

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use reference management tool that helps you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.

Zotero allows you to:

• Save references from library catalogs, research databases, and web pages
• Add PDFs, images, audio and video files, snapshots of web pages, and more
• Write annotations and attach them to citations
• Create bibliographies using most major citation styles

Zotero is available on Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.

While creating a Zotero account is not required to use Zotero, it is highly recommended.

Creating an account allows you to sync your library, participate in groups, and post in the support forums. If you previously had a forum account, it was automatically converted into a Zotero account, and you don't need to register again.

• Go to zotero.org/user/register
• Create a username
• Enter your email address
• Confirm your email address
• Create a password
• Verify your password
• Click on the reCAPTCHA box
• Click on the "Register" button

You will receive a confirmation email to complete the process of creating your account. 

LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that helps you quickly access full-text scholarly articles and research papers.

When you're browsing academic websites like PubMed, Wikipedia, or publisher pages, it identifies if your library has access to the article you're looking at. If it does, it gives you a direct link to the PDF or article, saving you from searching through multiple sites.

In short, it's a tool that makes it faster and easier for researchers and students to find the full articles they need, right from their browser.

LibKey Nomad is available on the following browsers:

• Chrome
• Edge
• Firefox
• Brave
• Vivaldi
• Safari

LibKey provides a button to seamlessly connect you to the full-text article if it is available. If a full-text article is not available, please submit a request through Interlibrary Loan. 

LibKey Nomad links you to resources without requiring a personal account and ensures your privacy. There is no user tracking or storing your Ramlink credentials after you close your browser. Clicking on a LibKey Nomad link directs you to the Ramlink login and promptly grants access to the full-text article. Once you log in initially, there's no need to log in again until you close your browser.

• Go to https://thirdiron.com/downloadnomad/#choose-browser 
• Choose your browser 
• Once installed, open LibKey Nomad from your browser and select "Texas Wesleyan University - West Library"