Lean Library Partners with CORE to Ease Library Patron Access to OA Materials

Lean Library, a browser extension from SAGE Publishing that brings library services into a patron's workflow, has partnered with CORE to make it easier for users to find open access (OA) copies of articles. Utilizing CORE Discovery API, this collaboration not only strengthens plugin users' seamless connection to OA research, but also enables libraries to ease entry into an expanded pool of OA materials. 

Employing CORE's dataset of millions of full-text OA papers, CORE Discovery API aggregates articles from thousands of OA data providers, such as repositories and journals, to help patrons find OA copies in reduced time. 

"With the integration of the CORE service into Lean Library, we're expanding the coverage of open access articles significantly," says Johan Tilstra, founder of Lean Library. "We're enthusiastic about working with the CORE team, and even more about continuing to simplify library services for all Lean Library users." 

Petr Knoth, head of CORE and senior research fellow in text and data mining at the Open University, comments, "Integrating with Lean Library is another example of CORE following the strategy of delivering services where users already are, rather than just asking users to come." 

This new partnership marks the expansion of Lean Library's ability to connect patrons to legal copies of OA materials. The browser extension also integrates Unpaywall's OA dataset and continues to seek additional reputable sources of OA material. 

Learn more about Lean Library and the new partnership at www.leanlibrary.com 

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Lean Library provides software solutions to the library community, supporting researching accessibility and improving remote user experience. Connecting content to its user, Lean Library consists of three core products: Library Access, Library Assist and Library Alternatives 

Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE is a leading international provider of innovative, high-quality content publishing more than 1000 journals and over 800 new books each year, spanning a wide range of subject areas. A growing selection of library products includes archives, data, case studies and video. SAGE remains majority owned by our founder and after her lifetime will become owned by a charitable trust that secures the company's continued independence. Principal offices are located in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC and Melbourne. www.sagepublishing.com 

CORE is a global aggregator of open access content originating from thousands of data providers, including repositories, journals and web interfaces. www.core.ac.uk 

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