Core feature overview
Faceted Full-Text Search
Navigate massive PDF collections with millisecond latency. Our engine supports streamlined, "Google-style" searching to find papers quickly, as well as complex Boolean logic for deep-dive research. Apply faceted filtering to drill down by author or publication, and preview results with search snippets to verify relevance instantly.
In-Browser PDF Viewer
Our built-in PDF viewer ensures a seamless transition between your database and your literature, keeping your reading workflow in one place. Beyond standard reading, you can annotate papers, extract text and images, or export PDFs bundled with supplementary files. Use night mode to reduce eye strain during late-night sessions. Instantly remove screen clutter by hiding all toolbars for a distraction-free reading experience.
Integrated search of global repositories
Search hundreds of millions of literature sources from one consistent, unified interface. I, Librarian provides direct connections to premier academic, scientific, and technical repositories, including Crossref, Scopus, PubMed, Science Direct, NASA, IEEE, and the European Patent Office. This allows you to discover high-impact research and import metadata straight into your private database.
AI PDF and Project Chat and Summaries
Use integrated AI tools to analyze, summarize, and explore your documents. Transform any PDF into an interactive knowledge base with PDF chat, allowing you to ask natural language questions and receive answers sourced directly from the text. You can easily generate PDF summaries, an approach especially useful for patents, internal documents, and older papers. The Similar articles feature helps to craft comprehensive Boolean queries to search for related literature. You can even scale these insights with Project-wide AI, distilling key findings from your entire projects.
Enterprise-ready
Centrally Managed
Eliminate fragmented folders and the headaches of manual syncing. Our centralized architecture ensures your entire global organization operates from a single, real-time database. Empower your team with secure, collaborative access, allowing admins, users, and guests to interact with granular permission levels.
Single Sign On
I, Librarian can integrate with your existing Identity Provider using SAML and OIDC protocols. With instant account provisioning, new team members can access the platform immediately using their corporate credentials, while automated group mapping ensures their roles and permissions are synchronized.
User Activity Logs
Every document interaction is recorded in real-time, allowing you to monitor library utilization through table reports or aggregated charts that visualize research trends over time. Our publication analytics provide a useful breakdown of PDF uploads per journal, delivering the hard data you need to make informed subscription decisions.