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Built a research platform? Integrate LibKey to connect users from article citations to full text from your library

Free. Fast. Fabulous.

LibKey from Third Iron is the patented technology that enables researchers to access the wealth of full text content available from their libraries, avoiding paywalls and being alerted to problematic research. LibKey delivers real-time signposting of article availability for more than 2,000 organizations around the world.

The LibKey API is highly performant, supports millions of requests a day, and is integrated in platforms such as Litmaps, Consensus, Scite, Moara, PICO Portal, and many more. The LibKey API is free to use in order to benefit libraries and the researchers they support.

Researcher Access Web

ENABLE RESEARCHER ACCESS TO FULL TEXT FROM LIBRARY SUBSCRIBED SOURCES

  • LibKey’s patented technology combines article level intelligence and expert system source selection to dynamically create one-click access to full text available from the publisher, aggregator, and document fulfillment services available from users’ libraries
  • If an article is available from more than one source, LibKey intelligently selects the best source, connecting researchers to the final published version of record, instead of author manuscripts or other versions, whenever available

RELIABLY CONNECT USERS TO THE MOST OPEN ACCESS CONTENT

  • Third Iron combines proprietary processes with third-party data to create the most comprehensive and accurate information of article Open Access status
  • Data is operationally verified to minimize inaccuracies and dead links
  • Better data allows platforms using LibKey to provide the best access to freely available content
Connect Users Web
Protect Scholarly Integrity Web

PROTECT SCHOLARLY INTEGRITY

  • LibKey combines data from Retraction Watch, CrossRef, PubMed and other sources to comprehensively identify problematic articles that have been retracted, labeled with an expression of concern, or cite retracted articles. This helps researchers avoid inadvertently incorporating this material into their own research.
  • This problematic article data is included in the API response so platforms may indicate problematic status. Or, platforms may simply rely on LibKey’s interstitial screen that indicates retraction and provides more information.

ENABLE THE POWER OF LIBRARY DOCUMENT FULFILLMENT

  • Not all full text is available from a library’s subscribed collection or Open Access sources
  • LibKey seamlessly integrates library interlibrary loan and document delivery services, enabling researchers to access any article discovered on the platform
Library Document Fulfillment Web

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