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    Access to databases, articles and e-books from anywhere

    Trouble finding the full-text version of an article? Is getting access tot databases difficult? The library has a tool that solves these issues!

    The Lean Library browser extension

    Lean Library is an extension for your web browser. When you install it, your browser gains extra functionality that comes in handy in your search for information. In short: you get easier access to relevant information and less frustration in dealing with paywalls and login screens. Lean Library offers the following advantages:

    On campus you usually have automatic access to many databases. Outside of campus, you have to login first. The Library Access extension knows what databases you have access to and will log you in automatically if needed. Nifty!

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    ✔️ With Lean Library

    You arrive on a database and have no idea whether you have access and how you can login.

    Lean Library notices you are using a database from the library and gives you access!

    Sometimes one database only contains an abstract, while the another has the article in full. Lean Library will give you a link to that database right away! This can be an Open Access source, or a different library database.

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    You only find an abstract of an article; you have to pay for the full-text version.

    Lean Library checks if the full-text is available anywhere for free and gives you the link!

    Google Scholar

    Lean Library makes sure the library link is active in Scholar. Because of that you won't just get Open Access links but also "Find@Hogeschool Rotterdam" links in the search result. This improves your chances of getting the full-text article.

    Pubmed

    In PubMed a  button will appear on every article page. With this button you can search in START for the full-text or request it via IBL.

    Articles

    scite_ blokWhen you read an article in HTML format, an scite_ block will appear to the left in your browser. The numbers that are displayed give an indication of how important and/or reliable an article is.

    Please note: the library doesn't have a subscription on scite_. It's therefore not possible to read the referring articles on scite.ai.

    When an article cannot be obtained directly, Lean Library will give you a link to the ILL request form of the library. This way you can request an article and you will receive it later in your mailbox. This service isn't free for students, but at least it's cheaper than ordering it directly from the publisher.

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    ✔️ With Lean Library

    The article you need costs >35 euro to read in full.

    You receive the article by e-mail via the library for a small fee!

    When Lean Library detects an ISBN of a title that the library has an e-book of, you will get a link to that e-book. This way you won't buy books unneeded when a library e-book suffices. Also you will receive a link when we have a (better) alternative website for the one you're currently using.

    ❌ Without Lean Library
    ✔️ With Lean Library

    You search on the chamber of commerce website for company data, but you don't get access.

    You waste no time searching elsewhere, because Lean Library suggests you use company.info to obtain financial information.

    Setup Lean Library

    in a few clicks

    Gif animation of Lean Library configuration processAfter installation, do this:

    1. Choose "Hogeschool Rotterdam" in the Institution drop down menu.
    2. That's it!

    You can find more info about the other configuration options at Details > Settings below.

     

     

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