Feature List

We cover the parts other solutions cannot reach.

We are the most comprehensive access solution on the market. We cover the parts of access many other solutions don’t e.g.

domain level authentication through all major authentication systems like proxy (any solution that does not offer this covers only 20% of libraries worldwide)
ebooks (any solution that does not offer this can only cover 50% of most libraries’ digital holdings).

We’ve used Lean Library for several years and I’m going to be honest – it’s one of my favourite bits of library technology!

Matthew Smith Academic Librarian, University of East Anglia

ToC Alerts: Allows patrons to quickly subscribe to journal feeds.
Open Access alternatives: Through partnerships with Unpaywall and CORE, Lean Library an OA database of over 30 million free articles across over 50,000 publishers. This saves an average of £30k pa for a mid-sized institution.

eBook coverage: We are the only access solution to cover ebooks – 50% of the average library’s digital holdings.
Available for all library resources via proxy support: We extend far beyond PDFs and DOIs to cover 100% of your digital holdings.
Link resolver support
ILL/DDS: Streamlines your Inter-Library Loan or Document Delivery Service offering, capturing all the information required at the point of need.
Link resolver support
Available for all authentication methods, including OpenAthens and Shibboleth
Multiple patron affiliations available: This means your patrons can use multiple authentications, e.g. if they have different access at a faculty and institution level.

Library branding: We deliver library branding into the workflow an average 100,000 times per year per medium-sized institution, highlighting wherever the library supports its patrons in providing resources.
Library communication anywhere: Our browser extension allows you to deliver tailored messages to your patrons on any learning or research website. This is often used to address access issues (e.g. an ongoing publisher negotiation), solicit resource feedback (e.g. to inform your collections strategy) and generally direct patrons to your library support options.

Librarian configuration dashboard: Intuitive tool to configure your instance of Lean Library, such as use of your library branding, the delivery of library messaging in your patrons’ workflows and more.
Librarian and patron support team: We provide support throughout the year, whenever you need it. This includes our Library Value Report, which gives you an annual healthcheck on your Lean Library usage.

Google scholar integration for 1-click access: Our integration delivers a library-branded link to the PDF from within Google Scholar directly
PubMed integration for 1-click access: Our integration delivers a library-branded link to the PDF from within PubMed directly

Patron insights dashboard: Intuitive dashboard to track usage data across your patrons.