MyLOFT — A product of Éclat Engineering

The AI-powered access and engagement platform for world-class libraries

Give patrons seamless access to subscribed eResources, institute-recommended content, AI Buddy guidance, AI-Curate recommendations, offline reading, alerts, tagging, browser extension and a personalised mobile-web experience.

See it in action

Watch how MyLOFT works

A walkthrough of the MyLOFT patron experience — from access to AI Buddy to personalised recommendations.

What MyLOFT solves

Five upgrades every world-class library team needs

One login, not five

Every subscribed platform behind a single sign-on — MyLOFT handles the switching automatically.

Engagement that grows after purchase

Personalisation, alerts and AI bring users back to subscribed content.

Every content source, together

Web articles, journals, eBooks, OA — saved together with tags and collections.

Usage data that drives action

BI-powered dashboards make engagement visible — and useful at renewal.

Off-campus access, solved

SSO, browser extension, mobile — designed for life outside the library walls.

Capabilities

Every feature, organised by what it changes for users

01

Access

Subscribed eResources

Journals, databases, eBooks — secure single-tap access from any device.

Institute recommended

OA links, tutorials, exam papers and curated reading lists.

Browser extension

One-click save from any publisher site to your library.

Access Buddy

Contextual support while users browse subscribed eResources.

Remote access

Off-campus access via SSO, IP, proxy and federated workflows.

Mobile + web app

Synchronised experience across iOS, Android and browser.

02

Engagement

Latest article alerts

In-app and email alerts for favourite journals and topics.

Announcements

Institute-wide alerts and resource highlights for patrons.

Dynamic & pre-login pages

Showcase collections and campaigns before sign-in.

Personalised UI

Custom menus, branded experiences, category-specific content.

Category content

Subject-based shelves curated for departments and cohorts.

Targeted messaging

Reach specific roles or departments with timely nudges.

03

Personalisation & AI

AI-Curate recommendations

From 18M+ OA articles plus subscribed content, ranked by interest.

AI Buddy (patrons)

Source-aware answers grounded in your institutional library.

AI Buddy (admins)

Configuration help, analytics queries, workflow guidance.

Voice search

Search by voice within institution-recommended search engines.

Saved content

Quick access to articles you've saved for later.

Tags & collections

Organise reading the way you think — by topic, project or cohort.

04

Reading experience

Offline reading

Download articles, blogs, feeds and eResources for offline use.

Listen to article

Text-to-speech with adjustable speed and voice.

Highlighting

Mark and revisit key passages across the article viewer.

Clean article viewer

Clutter-free reading mode for focus and comprehension.

05

Analytics for admins

Admin & MIS dashboard

A control centre for engagement, content and ROI.

BI-powered reports

Top categories, most-saved articles, top publishers, more.

User cohorts

Faculty vs. PG vs. UG — and per-department breakdowns.

Renewal-risk flags

Spot under-utilised subscriptions before renewal cycles.

For your team

Three audiences. One platform.

For patrons

A personal library across devices

  • Access anywhere
  • Save & organise
  • Read offline + listen
  • Personalised recommendations
  • Latest article alerts
  • Ask AI Buddy
For library admins

A control centre for engagement & ROI

  • Manage engagement
  • Showcase collections
  • Send announcements
  • Configure dynamic content
  • View dashboards
  • Optimise subscriptions
For institutional leaders

Content investment, made visible

  • Improve utilisation
  • Measure adoption
  • Strengthen renewals
  • Support learning outcomes
  • Build digital infrastructure
  • Defend budgets
Integrations

Plays well with your stack

SSO and authentication, publisher access workflows, institutional repositories, LMS, custom menus, dynamic pages, browser extension, mobile and web sync, white-label / branded experiences.

SAML SSO
OAuth
Shibboleth
Google Workspace
Microsoft 365
Moodle
Canvas
D2L
DSpace
OpenURL
OAI-PMH
Document delivery

Don't subscribe to it? Order it, without leaving MyLOFT.

MyLOFT integrates with Reprints Desk for pay-per-article document delivery — so a missing subscription is never a dead end for your users.

For your library

Full control over spend and access

  • Turn it on institute-wide, or scope it to specific journal titles
  • Set monthly order limits at the institute or user-category level
  • Requests over the limit route to admins for approval automatically
  • Extend the same ordering flow to MyDiscovery and PubMed
For your users

Never hit a dead end on a missing subscription

  • Order available or zero-cost articles in one click, right from the journal listing
  • Approved articles are ready to view and download without leaving MyLOFT
  • Track every request in one place — My Orders, filterable by date or status
  • If MyDiscovery can't find full text, order it directly and it syncs back automatically
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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