Lean Library 4+
Lean Library B.V.
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- Free
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Description
Get easy access to e-resources provided by your Library directly from your browser.
The Lean Library extension is a free tool which assists your library in delivering their services directly into your research workflow in more ways than one! With the Lean Library extension, you can enjoy:
## Lean Library Access ##
Do you use Browzine, EndNote Click, Readcube or PaperPanda? Then Lean Library Access is for you!
Get easy access to your library’s article and eBook e-resources directly into your browser.
The extension will notify when you are on a website that contains material your library can give you access to. A single click will redirect you to this content, no paywalls, no multiple log-ins. The browser extension simplifies searching for relevant sources and facilitates quality study time. A few quick clicks will get you started.
## Lean Library Open - Unlock instant & legal access to millions of free academic papers. ##
Did you know that over a third of all academic papers have a free-to-read version available? Our free plug-in unlocks access instantly and legally to millions of these papers, saving you time and effort.
Even if you aren’t affiliated to an institution, you can still get quick and seamless redirection to open access materials absolutely free.
Simply download the extension and select Lean Library Open as your library.
## Lean Library Futures ##
Futures is our ambitious new service bringing additional services from your library into your workflows. We’re still developing this service, but it will be delivered through our Lean Library Extension.
What’s New
Version 2023.4.1
This version includes bug fixes and performance improvements.
Ratings and Reviews
Update?
Why couldn't I update? App Store told me I could.
Developer Response ,
Hello,
Thanks for your feedback and we are sorry to hear this.
In order to investigate this a bit more, we will need some more details about your Mac set-up and the version of the extension you were using, when updating the extension.
Please contact us at support@leanlibrary.com and we would be very happy to look into this and help resolve it for you
Best wishes
Lean Library team
Extremely Poor Privacy
Requires the following permissions:
"Can read sensitive information from webpages, including passwords, phone numbers, and credit cards on all webpages."
This is severe. I refuse to give this app access to all my passwords.
Developer Response ,
Hello,
Thanks for reaching out to us and we understand your concerns. With some of our core features (eBooks alternatives, article alternatives, highlight and search), our extension does require a few details to provide you with a seamless service.
In order to function, the extension needs to scrape the page for academic material IDs (like ISBN and DOI) and based on this information you getting redirected to a full text location. We can assure you, we do not collect any personal data and we also use highly advanced regular expressions when scraping the pages to make sure our extension only picks up DOIs and ISBNs.
You can find more information about our data privacy commitment on our website : https://www.leanlibrary.com/data-privacy/
Best wishes
Lean Library team
Why does my library recommend this?
I would give it more stars if it could install, but it just hangs. It says it needs Safari 14.0, but I have Safari 14.0.
Developer Response ,
Hello there,
I am sorry to hear about the inconvenience this is causing you.
Unfortunately, Safari update has been problematic. We have received a few more reports on the same issue and we have been investigating this with Apple. We found out what happens is that during the macOS / Safari update, some files were incorrectly left from the previous version, and that is why the extension does not work and it cannot be reinstalled properly. We have identified BigSur reinstall to be the only way to fix it for now, until a follow-up update does not come from Apple, which fixes this issue.
I am sorry for not being able to provide you with a better solution. Unfortunately, as the issue is with the Apple updates. In this case, please kindly consider using the extension in any other major browsers, as they should work without any issue (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, EDGE).
I hope this issue will be fixed soon.
Kind regards,
Clare
App Privacy
The developer, Lean Library B.V., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Lean Library B.V.
- Size
- 4.5 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- Mac
- Requires macOS 10.14 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2017-2023 Lean Library B.V.
- Price
- Free