LibKey uses article level intelligence to dynamically create links and provide the best access from any point of discovery

LibKey is patented access technology that avoids many of the problems of traditional linking services, such as OpenURL link resolvers and publisher provided links


Third Iron keeps up to date information about the millions of scholarly articles available to researchers from publisher and aggregator sources

This “article level intelligence” includes whether the article is Open Access, what authentication a library uses to provide access to licensed materials, what version of the article are available, if the article has been retracted, and more


Articles are often available from more than one source, including publishers, aggregators, social media sites, and more

LibKey performs a real time analysis of all available source, then calculates the best available source

LibKey uses an expert system to determine the best sources

Dynamically creating a link to the best source, rather than showing all sources or using a publisher-supplied link, improves link reliability and helps users avoid broken links and dead-ends