A simple, elegant solution to persistent, complex access problems
Connect researchers to trusted content at scale - expanding access, saving time, increasing usage, and maximizing the value of your collections.
LIBKEY FOR AI SERVICES
- A growing number of AI research tools like Consensus and Scholar Stack are integrating the LibKey API to connect their users directly to trusted library and Open Access full text
- LibKey Nomad supports AI chatbots including Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and OpenEvidence, bringing trusted full-text access into the tools researchers already use
- LibKey MCP makes LibKey’s intelligent access available to individuals, groups, and enterprise AI deployments, wherever your researchers are working with AI
LIBKEY FOR DISCOVERY SERVICES
- LibKey seamlessly integrates into all commercial, and open source discovery services, along with custom bento applications.
- Deliver one-click access to PDF and HTML articles across publishers and aggregators for consistent, fast, and reliable user experience
- Protect the integrity of your researchers' work with clear, consistent alerts for retractions, expressions of concern, and articles that cite retracted sources
- Connect users to the full journal context via BrowZine, deepening engagement with your collections beyond the single article
- Add journal cover images to citations so researchers instantly recognize the sources they know and trust
LIBKEY FOR DATABASES
- Integrate LibKey with any OpenURL based database to enable fast, reliable, one-click access to trusted full text
- Protect research integrity with clear alerts for article retractions and expressions of concern
- Connect researcher to Open Access articles from hybrid journals your ILL routes to ILL, increasing patron full text access and avoiding unnecessary delays
- Simple, one-time setup for institution-wide impact
LIBKEY NOMAD FOR OPEN WEB SEARCHING
- The LibKey Nomad browser extension connects researchers who start on the open web — at sites like PubMed, Wikipedia, and AI chatbots — to Open Access and library-subscribed full text
- Trusted by researchers at scale, LibKey Nomad is installed on over 4 million computers worldwide and available for all major browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge
- Securely designed for site installation across networked computers, LibKey Nomad can be deployed institution-wide so every researcher on campus has seamless access to trusted library resources
- LibKey Nomad++ extends the core experience institution-wide with intelligent domain messaging and chat integration (LibChat, LibraryH3lp, WhatsApp, and more) to connect patrons with library help as they search the web, plus one-click citation export to Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, and other bibliographic managers
- A Design Studio and administrative portal make it easy to configure messaging and fully customize the experience with your library's own branding
LIBKEY.IO TO RESOLVE DOI AND PMID SEARCHING
- The website libkey.io provides a simple way for researchers to access Open Access and library-subscribed full text by simply entering an article DOI or PMID
- The syntax “libkey.io/” can be added as a prefix to any DOI or PMID to resolve users to full text
- Use LibKey.io to easily add a DOI look up on your library homepage
LIBKEY TO IMPROVE RESOURCE SHARING
- LibKey is available as an ILLiad Decision Support Pipeline (DSP) addon to help libraries identify when patrons request articles available from subscribed or Open Access sources, helping to prevent unnecessary ILL requests
- Article Galaxy Scholar may be integrated into LibKey to clearly indicate when an article is available and to enable researchers to request the article from AGS in one-click
LIBKEY EVERYWHERE!
- LibKey may be integrated in other services your patrons use to access full text resources, including reading list services like Leganto and eReserve Plus
- Have an idea of how to incorporate LibKey? Contact us at support@thirdiron.com to discuss or refer to our API documentation
