"the Paper Link" FAQ

Update:
2011-4-21, new feature in v0.2.8 Chrome http://en.dogeno.us/?p=7601

It runs at http://thepaperlink.appspot.com. Or, http://thepaperlink.com.

Search and Get PDF Link now

It has a very nice mobile site, built using awesome jQTouch. Just visit http://thepaperlink.com on your iPhone, iPod Touch, etc. It runs very nicely on any iOS devices or Android phones. Just like a native app. Bookmark the site to your home screen! How to use the mobile site for “the Paper Link”? Check this page.

Recently, it got a js client, which can be used on any webpage in any modern browser. It is at http://goo.gl/m5C49.
Instruction on how to use the js client has been posted.

If you feel more confortable to search in pubmed.org, it is fine. You will still be able to take the advantage of "the Paper Link". You might want to use one of the following browser clients to access "the Paper Link". They will integrate with existing PubMed search results with the direct PDF link, Impact Factor, F1000 comment, etc. Thanks to the APIs from http://thepaperlink.appspot.com and http://paperlink2.appspot.com

It enhances the existing results display by showing:
* Impact Factor of the Journal
* Direct link to its PDF file
* External page of the article
* Faculty 1000 score and comment page link
* "Peaks", which is based on Impact Factor (the playground for "Peaks" is at http://paperlink2.appspot.com/static/peaks.html)
* ...

For Google Chrome, please use the following:
* https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/...

For Mozilla Firefox, please use the following:
* http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/97865 (need GreaseMonkey Add-On)
* https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/thepaperlinkforpubmed/ (not work in 4.0 yet)

For Apple Safari, please use the following:
* http://thepaperlink.appspot.com/static/thepaperlink.safariextz

Enjoy. Please feel free to comment if you have any question.