MyLOFT

OVERVIEW

MyLOFT stands for 'My Library On Fingertips'. It is an app for accessing, organizing and sharing digital content and e-resources subscribed to by the library through a personalized mobile and web research platform. It allows users to download content and save for offline reading and supports traditional and modern proxy for accessing library-subscribed e-resources remotely.

KEY FEATURES

• Seamless remote access to library-subscribed e-resources: including databases, e-books and journals; supports traditional and modern proxy.
• Discover library-subscribed e-resources through the browser extension: the integrated browser extension identifies library-subscribed databases while users browse the web and allows articles to be saved with a single click for accessing offline and reading late.
• Discover and access resources while browsing: Access Buddy in MyLOFT guides users to library-subscribed e-resources through search engines and discovery platforms like Google Search and Google Scholar.
• Tag and organize content: users can tag content for easy searching and offline reading, and organize content in folders for reference.
• Annotate and take notes: users can highlight and annotate research content and add notes for future reference
• Receive alerts about new articles: users can receive in-app and email alerts when new articles are published in journals or subject areas.
• Discover personalized research recommendations: MyLOFT provides AI-curated recommendations from millions of open access articles based on users’ subject interests.
• Use voice search and audio reading: users can search for content using voice commands and listen to articles through the built-in reader.
• Personalized user experience: the Smart Dynamic User Interface can adapt based on department, course or user category, with custom theming and dynamic widgets.
• Access MyLOFT across devices: users can access MyLOFT through Android and iOS mobile applications as well as through the web.
• View usage analytics and reports: library administrators can use Reports 2.0 and the administrative dashboard to monitor usage and access detailed daily, publisher, user-category, trend, click, journal-level and title-level reports, as well as business intelligence analytics for institutional reporting and management.
• Integrate with library systems and services: API integrations enable connections with library systems, discovery services and publisher platforms.
• Integrate with MyDiscovery: MyLOFT can be integrated with MyDiscovery, a search platform for library resources. EIFL has negotiated pricing for MyDiscovery, learn more here.

FURTHER INFORMATION

• Product website
• MyLoft Flyer and Poster
• MyLoft Onboarding Guide