What is the CNRS Click & Read extension?

A BROWSER EXTENSION

A web extension is an application can be installed in a few clicks in your browser and is added to the list of its extensions, the shortcut to which can be added to your personal personal bar.

The Click & Read extension has been developed for the browsers Firefox, Chrome and Safari (from OS 14).

It can also be installed on Chromium-based browsers, such as Chrome or Edge (from version 2021).

It works transparently when you are browsing the Internet and does not have a search interface. Internet, and does not have a search interface.

A UNIFIED EXTENSION

The Click & Read extension replaces and unifies the 3 existing extensions extensions of the platforms managed by the Inist-CNRS Istex, Panist and BibCnrs, plus the free Unpaywall extension.

Since v2.0, the Click & Read extension has also integrated the documentary resources of Inserm and the universities Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Orléans, Rennes 1, Limoges, Montpellier, CEA, B2RM the B2RM, the Institut Pasteur

With the constant aim of facilitating access to full text, the Click & Read extension provides a complementary mode of access to the use of BibCnrs, Istex...

Indeed, it consults for you the documentary collections Unpaywall (which contains the data of HAL...), Istex, Panist, BibCnrs, Insermbiblio, Lyon 1, Orléans, Rennes 1, Limoges, CEA, B2RM, Institut Pasteur, Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, Montpellier, Unîmes, Littoral Côte d'Opale, Sciences Po, Bordeaux, Sorbonne Université, Collège de France, Pau et Pays de l'Adour, BU Sainte Géneviève, Savoie Mont Blanc, Université des antilles, Université Paris-Saclay, Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne, Université de Brest, Université Toulouse Capitole, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace, Institut National Universitaire Champollion, Université de Lille, Université de Lorraine, Université Paris-Est Créteil - UPEC, Université Grenoble Alpes - UGA, Université Paris Cité and displays the C&R logo when access has been detected to the text.

A UNIFIED EXTENSION FOR THE CNRS AND MESRI

Developed by Inist-CNRS for the research communities of the CNRS, Click & Read is aimed primarily at research staff in CNRS units of the CNRS.

But it can be used by all researchers in the MESRI, subject to access rights:

• Resources via Unpaywall are free. There is no access fee.
• Resources Istex have been acquired for all MESRI institutions.
• Resources Panist have were acquired for the MESRI institutions that are members of the of the consortia.
• Ressources BibCnrs are acquired for the CNRS research communities. The access rights are the same as for BibCnrs. In case of doubt, your authorised domain(s) is/are visible after Janus connection to BibCnrs by moving the mouse over your name at the top right top right of the BibCnrs homepage.
• Ressources Insermbiblio are acquired for Inserm's research communities.
• Ressources of the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1.
• Ressources of the Université d’Orléans.
• Ressources of the Université de Rennes 1.
• Ressources of the Université de Limoges.
• Ressources of CEA.
• Ressources of B2RM.
• Les ressources de l'Institut Pasteur.
• Ressources of the Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3.
• Ressources of the Université de Montpellier.
• Ressources of the Université Unîmes.
• Ressources of the Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale.
• Ressources of Sciences Po.
• Ressources of the Université de Bordeaux.
• Ressources of Sorbonne Université.
• Ressources of the Collège de France.
• Ressources of the Univertsité de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour.
• Ressources of the BU Sainte Geneviève.
• Ressources of the Université Savoie Mont Blanc.
• Ressources of the Université des antilles.
• Ressources of the Université Paris-Saclay.
• Ressources of the Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne.
• Ressources of the Université de Brest.
• Ressources of the Université Toulouse Capitole.
• Ressources of the Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès.
• Ressources of the Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier.
• Ressources of the Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace.
• Ressources of the Institut National Universitaire Champollion.
• Ressources of the Université de Lille.
• Ressources of the Université de Lorraine.
• Ressources of the Université Paris-Est Créteil - UPEC.
• Ressources of the Université Grenoble Alpes - UGA.
• Ressources of the Université Paris Cité.

AN EXTENSION PROMOTING OPEN SCIENCE

The Click & Read extension integrates the free Unpaywall which it requests by default, then, if this one does not answer, the virtuous platforms (because they are alternatives to accessing publishers) Istex and Panist and finally, if these do not respond the parameterised document collections.

Since v2.0, it is possible to add, delete and choose the order of the document sources queried (e.g. between a free or between a free and a publisher version of the document).

HOW DOES CLICK & READ WORK?

When browsing the Internet :

• whatever the site (Google, Google Scholar, publisher sites, Wikipedia...)
• whatever the query (article title, authors, DOI...)
• the Click & Read extension scans the web page you are visiting page you are visiting, looking only for document identifiers DOI, PMID, PII (Elsevier identifier)
• then searches for the document that corresponds to the identifier found in the the configured document collections
• and adds the C&R button if the resource is available

Just click on the button to access the document.

HOW TO INSTALL AND SET UP CLICK & READ?

Click on the url https://clickandread.inist.fr/

• To install and set up the Click and Read extension on Firefox, click here
• To install and set up the Click and Read extension on Chrome, click here
• To install and set up the Click and Read extension on Edge, click here
• To install and set up the Click and Read extension on Safari, click here

The Click & Read extension does not store any personal data. The information collected when using Click & Read are: the chosen source, the URL and DOI of the visited document, the reference of the institution and the BibCnrs domain indicated by the user as well as the time stamp. This information is collected for usage metrics only.

The Click & Read extension already includes the functionality of the Istex and Panist extensions. You must uninstall them.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the team ClickandRead