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What information is required to set up Lean Library Access?
Learn what information we require to set up your Lean Library Access account and how we use this information
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Written by Clare Chan. Updated over a week ago

To maximise the functionality of the Lean Library Extension, we will need some information from your library to integrate and set up the dashboard. Here is the information we will need and how we will use them:

The Access feature

We integrate with your Authentication System to provide access to your extension's users through your library:

General Network Setting:

IP address: for the extension to identify when the patron is on-campus or off-campus

Proxy Setting:

This integration will enable the extension to redirect the patrons to the library's authentication page and gain access to the materials that the library subscribed to.

Proxy: we integrate your authentication system with your proxy server domain along with the licensed eRecourses domains. To manage your list of eRecourses domains, you can also set up automate the import of your eRecourses domains. More info can be found here.

OpenAthens: we integrate your authentication system by adding your OpenAthen Entity ID and the OpenAthens Scope.

Shibboleth: we integrate your Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP) either via Lean Library Shibboleth redirector or your own custom redirector.

The Alternatives feature

We integrate with the link resolver providers below, to provide access to the article/eBooks via an alternative licensed location within your holdings:


EBSCO LinkIQ: Profile String; Profile Password

Alma: Delivery Domain; Institution code; Campus code (optional)

360Link: Link Hash

Summon: Summon Access ID; Secret key

TDNet: TDNet API Key; TDNet Holdingset

OCLC knowledge base: WSKey / API Key

SFX: Base URL

KBART file: we can import KBART, if you do not have a link resolver system.

For more information on how Alternatives work on the extension, please read more here.

The Assist feature

No integration is required to set up Assist Message

The Search enhancers feature

Google Scholar: Google Scholar ID. This integration will let Google Scholar know that a user is from your institute. This can enhance the search results for the user by providing FullText links next to licensed articles.

PubMed: PubMed otool. This integration will let PubMed know that a user is from your institute. This can enhance the search results for the user by providing FullText links next to licensed articles.

Click here for more information on how Google Scholar and PubMed integration work.

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