{"id":38774,"date":"2026-09-01T11:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/?p=38774"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:41:25","slug":"peer-navigator-corner-lean-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/ellis-library\/peer-navigator-corner-lean-library","title":{"rendered":"Peer Navigator Corner: Lean Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by: Libby Gremaud\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research can sometimes be a frustrating part of school assignments.\u00a0 If you\u2019re using Google Scholar, or any other tool that isn\u2019t through the Libraries, oftentimes websites will block you or ask that you pay to access their materials. Thankfully, Mizzou Libraries has a tool available that can help if you run into this problem – you can still use the tool you prefer, but get the article that you need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lean Library is a browser extension that can be used by Mizzou students to help bypass these blockers and help figure out if you have access to the materials under the library\u2019s licenses. It\u2019s super easy to download, and even easier to use!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All you have to do to download the extension is follow this <\/span>link<\/span><\/a>, choose your browser type, and click \u201cDownload\u201d. Once you have followed the instructions to download, Lean Library will ask you to choose your institution, which would be \u201cUniversity of Missouri Columbia\u201d. It will then ask you about your setting preferences, which you can choose based on your individual needs. After you\u2019ve done this, the extension should be able to be used, although it\u2019s helpful to pin it.<\/span><\/p>\n

To use the extension, simply search the way you normally would. When you find a source, whether it\u2019s a newspaper, a book, or an article, Lean Library will automatically pop up on the top right of your browser and let you know about the source\u2019s availability within the Mizzou Libraries system. It may tell you to follow a link to access the material. If the Libraries don\u2019t have access, one of the potential popups that you may get will automatically direct you to request it through ILL, or \u201cInter-Library Loan\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Our library will make a request to another institution that has the material and they will then send it to you to use. This can be done with both online and print materials, and is generally pretty fast since it\u2019s primarily electronic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve downloaded this browser extension, research done off-campus will be so much easier. The extension can be toggled on and off so that it\u2019s only there when you need it. There are so many resources that the Mizzou Libraries offer, and we want to ensure that students are able to access these resources no matter where they are. Make sure to download this browser and make your research process so much easier!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by: Libby Gremaud\u00a0 Research can sometimes be a frustrating part of school assignments.\u00a0 If you\u2019re using Google Scholar, or any other tool that isn\u2019t through the Libraries, oftentimes websites will block you or ask that you pay to access their materials. Thankfully, Mizzou Libraries has a tool available that can help if you run …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":38840,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[454,496],"tags":[1127,1057],"class_list":["post-38774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ellis-library","category-resources-and-services","tag-lean-library","tag-peer-navigator"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-09 02:13:47","action":"change-status","newStatus":"private","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/09\/Lean-Library.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38774"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38851,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38774\/revisions\/38851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}