Library access tools

There are two ways to get off-campus access: 

• Log in to My Library with your WUR account and access all licenced databases and collections through the Library website.
• With the Lean Library browser extension. Once installed, the browser extension automatically detects if WUR Library has access to the resource on the website you're visiting. You don’t have to visit the Library website first; you can access licenced resources directly as you come across them on the web.

How does it work?

• The browser extension will show a pop-up message when you are on a publisher's website with licenced material.
• You can then click the access button and login with your WUR account.
• The extension will search for alternative, legal ways to get the full text, including Open Access, if the Library doesn't have a subscription.
• The Lean Library browser extension works on desktops and laptops only and is available for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Safari and iOS. The extension is no longer available for Internet Explorer (IE). 

Install Lean Library in just 4 steps

1. Go to https://download.leanlibrary.com/wur.
2. Download Lean Library for your browser and device.
3. After you install Lean Library, a new window or tab will open with settings for the extension. Search for 'Wageningen' in the search field and click on 'Wageningen University & Research'.
4. Click on 'save'. You can now use the Lean Library browser plugin.

You can use Lean Library completely anonymously. Please read Lean Library's privacy policy for all information on the use of their services and your data.

Tutorial video

• Watch this video about Lean Library

What is the WUR Library Get it! Link?

In many of the Library's databases and search systems, you can use the WUR Library Get it! Link. By clicking on the WUR Library Get it! Link, a window will open, showing you ways to access the digital publication. 

You can also use the WUR Library Get it! form to reserve a book when it's out on loan, and to request publications from the collections of both WUR Library and external libraries.

How does the WUR Library Get it! Link work?

If you click on the WUR Library Get it Link, the description of the corresponding publication will open. Here you will find information on ways to access the digital publication via WUR Library. You can also reserve a book when it's out on loan, and request publications from the collections of both WUR Library and external libraries.

In which search systems can I use the WUR Library Get it! Link?

You can use the WUR Library Get it! Link in: 

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• PubMed
• WUR Library Search, the Library's catalogue

Other search engines with the WUR Library Get it! Link are listed on Databases and collections.

Do you want to be certain that you see the WUR Library Get it! Link in all the systems where it's available? Then we recommend accessing databases, collections, and search tools through the links provided on the Library website. When you use these links, the search system recognises that you’re accessing it via WUR Library, so the Get it! Link will appear whenever it’s available.

If you use Google Scholar from the WUR Library website, you automatically get access to the sources that are part of the WUR databases and collections, if you are on campus.

When you work from the Google Scholar website, make sure that it makes a link to WUR Library Get it, to give you easy access to the licensed sources. If you don’t see a ‘Get It from WUR’ link next to your search results, follow these steps to set it up.

1. Go to Settings and choose Library Links in Google Scholar.
2. Type Wageningen in the search box, then click on the magnifying glass icon to search.
3. A list of WUR Library subscriptions will appear. Select 'Wageningen University & Research - Library - Get It from WUR'
4. Click Save
5. Your search results in Google Scholar will show the Get It from WUR link whenever the full text is available via the Library.

When you are on campus and connected to the (wifi) networks wurnet or eduroam, you will automatically have access. If you're on another network, you'll be asked to log in with your WUR credentials when you click on licenced resources at Databases and Collections or at the Library homepage.

You can access Open Access publications anytime, without logging in.

You can find and access digital publications in various ways:

• Directly via WUR Library Search, the Library's catalogue.
  Digital material can be accessed directly from the search results, for example, online journals, journal articles and e-books.
• Via the A-Z list of digital journals.
  It gives you access to the digital journals to which the library has a subscription.
• Through the Databases and Collections webpage. 
  Here, you'll find an overview of all databases, collections, and other digital resources licensed by WUR Library. 

My Library is your personal dashboard of library services, which you can tailor to your interests and research needs.

Additionally, when WUR staff and students log in to My Library, they'll have off-campus access to licenced resources through the Library website, including online books, journals, and databases.

Learn more about My Library services in this knowledge article.

Guests without a WUR account can access the Library's digital resources on campus only. Some databases, even on campus, are not available for guests. For more information about what you can and cannot do as a guest, read Library services and access for guests.