Academic Libraries - Implementation Checklist

For academic libraries, integration into your discovery platform (Step 2) will be the largest driver of Third Iron usage. Contact us at support@thirdiron.com for help with any of these integration options. We can set up a time to walk through the options with you step by step.

If it has been more than a year since you last connected with us in a live meeting, either in person or online, we highly recommend that you schedule a training session with one of our Outreach Librarians. We will do an in depth review of your account to ensure that you are maximizing your Third Iron services and that all of your products are fully implemented to your satisfaction.

Step 1: Configure holdings exports to Third Iron

Ensure your holdings are automated or being routinely sent to Third Iron. If you are a new customer, this was almost certainly taken care of right when you got started, but if you have had Third Iron services for a while, it's worth revisiting to see if you are still manually providing holdings when your system now supports automation! Check this list of tutorials here arranged by holdings system to confirm everything is setup correctly for you. We recommend updating holdings on a monthly basis.

Step 2: Discovery platform integration

LibKey Discovery enhances discovery platforms with cover images and one click to content.

LibKey Discovery is supported by all major discovery systems. Step by Step Instructions for each system are available here: Discovery System Integration

Step 2.5: Integrate LibKey Discovery / LibKey API into custom bento/custom discovery layer

LibKey is very developer friendly and the API Documentation is easy to use.

Step 3: Integrate LibKey Link into popular databases

LibKey Link provides one click to content anywhere you are currently using a link resolver.

New to LibKey Link? Acquaint yourself with this powerful tool and configuration options here.

Ready to integrate? Here are step by step instructions on how to add LibKey Link to several of the most popular database platforms, including Google Scholar, PubMed, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, Web of Science, Scopus, and more.

Step 4: Integrate LibKey.io into your library website and/or LibGuide

LibKey.io is a a DOI/PMID fulltext lookup tool that makes it easy for users to quickly check to see if the full text of an article is available from the library or via Open Access sources.

We have a nice technical overview here and easy to use instructions for making it easy to provide a one-click DOI lookup experience from your website!

Step 5: LibKey Nomad Implementation and Promotion

LibKey Nomad provides one click to content from the open web.

First, take a look at this detailed technical overview of how Nomad works and benefits your users.

Direct users to LibKeyNomad.com for a short tutorial video and download links to get started.

Many libraries have used Group Deployment to install Nomad to benefit all their users. Your IT department has the option to automatically install Nomad site-wide on all of your organization’s networked computers, including campus workstations and faculty computers. Instructions are available here for Chrome and Firefox. Does IT have security questions about installing Nomad? We’ve got you covered there too!

BrowZine is the world’s only journal engagement platform, offering your users a robust and visual experience with your most heavily used content.

Use BrowZine as the primary journal portal or in conjunction with your traditional A-Z journal list. Options include adding the journal lookup to any webpage and/or integrating with Full Text Finder or Ex Libris 360 E-Journal Portal.

There are a host of marketing tools available for BrowZine for promoting the service at your institution.