Lean Library
A library-approved tool to unlock access to academic papers.
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3.49
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Great tool for accessing academic resources easily.
- Saves time and enhances research efficiency.
- User-friendly interface and seamless integration with university libraries.
- Provides access to licensed e-resources and Open Access versions.
- Helpful pop-up messages for extra support and guidance.
Cons
- Plugin can slow down browser performance and cause crashes.
- Annoying need to re-disable integrations upon updates.
- Occasional bugs affecting compatibility with other platforms like Qualtrics.
Most mentioned
- User-friendly and convenient for accessing academic resources.
- Integration with university libraries is a significant benefit.
- Time-saving aspects enhance research productivity.
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-29 |  | | en | Fantastic tool, super helpful for finding papers- I wish the university signposted this better! |
| 2024-10-24 |  | | en | Lean Library is a must-have tool for any student or researcher who frequently uses academic resources online. It saves time, increases access to materials, and ensures you're getting the most out of your library’s services |
| 2024-10-24 |  | | en | Lean Library has been an absolute game-changer for me! As a student, at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), accessing academic resources was never easier. Especially, if I compare it to my Bachelor's when I didn't have this extension. Lean Library has literally saved me countless hours of frustration by connecting me to scholarly articles, e-books, and journals that I needed for my essays, papers, and exam prep. I really appreciated the fact that the VU provides this service to its students! |
| 2024-10-18 |  | | ||
| 2024-09-24 |  | | en | The plugin itself works quite well. The only issue I recently experience is that for instance YouTube is very slow and crashes often when the plugin is active. The browser uses a lot of memory as well then. I ckecked this behaviour with Chrome and Firefox on Windows and Mac. It happens in all situations. So now I have to inactivate the plugin and make it only active when I need it for library access. |
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| 2024-09-13 |  | | ||
| 2024-09-12 |  | | en | Works well to integrate with university library but every time it updates I have to annoyingly re-disable integrations that I do not want on. 5 stars if they ever fix this problem. |
| 2024-09-12 |  | | en | It's a great tool for integrating our university library with the ever expanding plethora of ways to access articles and it really helps me do my job. As a downside though, it recently started bugging out Qualtrics where it trying to retrieve an article from the editing pane would then hide the entire page, making Qualtrics unusable. As I'm sure this tool is mostly used by academics, many of whom also use Qualtrics, I would love to see this fixed. |
| 2024-09-02 |  | |
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