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A library-approved tool to unlock access to academic papers.
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Lean Library is a free end-to-end research tool that brings your library’s services and resources directly into your research workflow, no matter where you start your research. Whether you are discovering and accessing academic content or saving references, Lean Library puts your library right at the heart of every research journey. Instantly and legally unlock millions of academic articles, eBooks, and open access content, avoid paywalls, and receive customised guidance from your library. Save references, highlight and annotate content, get journal alerts, and build information literacy skills with article retraction alerts and trust ratings—all from within your browser.
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Easy to use and to get the search results including the library resources and freely accessible materials.
I work in an academic library, providing access to online journals and eBooks. This browser tool has made things so much easier for our students to find and access our online content. With Lean Library, they are able to carry out their research online, wherever they want and the tool will let them know where they have access to content as part of our university subscriptions, or if there is an Open Access version freely available elsewhere. It also helps them get logged in and remain authenticated as they move from platform to platform, because the tool already knows what institution they are part of. It is a great way for us to support our users at point of need by also being able to provide pop-up messages with extra help and training when they are using particular resources or databases. We readily promote the use of this tool to our users.
Lean Library, extensión usada en el CSIC desde más de 5 años, ayuda mucho a nuestros investigadores ya que lleva nuestras herramientas de acceso off-campus a su escritorio de una forma bastante flexible. Es muy útil para el acceso off-campus a artículos y libros, incluso si no se sigue la ruta oficialmente preestablecida porque las herramientas de la biblioteca quedan integradas en el flujo de trabajo del investigador. Los comentarios recibidos de nuestros usuarios son positivos. En general, encuentran Lean Library útil y fácil de instalar y usar.
As a recent graduate with a Master's in Civil Engineering from TU Delft, specializing in Structural Engineering, Lean Library has proven to be an invaluable resource in my academic journey. While pursuing my degree, I often found myself immersed in extensive research, particularly for my dissertation. Lean Library emerged as the perfect companion, guiding me to pertinent journal articles essential for my studies.
One of the best resources I have come across. I recommend to all of my friends.
As an IT student in the Open University this is one of the best resources I have ever came across. I have been quite literally been able to find information on nearly any topic I search for. I recommend if you havent used this yet to amaze yourself and search for anything you want to read up on. Well done OU for teaming up with such an incredible library resource you have well and truly done your students a great service and have given them the quality they desire and deserve!!
Lean Library helped with my academic journey massively! As a first year university student, I used to struggle with accessing articles and resources online as lots of them caps me at only the abstract and references. After downloading I have lots of essays every term, and this tool helps me to access full text articles for free! I wish I knew this earlier... I was able to use more articles in my essay and helped me to achieve a better grade.
Fijn dat dit gratis is, ik heb het nog niet gebruikt maar goede verhalen over gehoord!
I work for the NHS and this saves me money as it directs me to freely available medical papers rather than paywalled ones.
Greetings, I'm not able to get in at all.. It tells me that I am successfully logged in, but it does not get redirected to the library. Spent hours figuring it out and still unsuccessful.