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Lens Guide

Guide to Lens.org, Lens Profiles, and Lens Institutional Toolkit

Lens Institutional Toolkit Contents and Access

The Lens Institutional Toolkit offers a variety of enhanced features, including a report building module and a dashboard that allows for the tracking and analysis of Lens patent and publications data.

Lens Institutional Toolkit (ITK) Contents

  • Lens Report Builder - Create publicly shareable reports linked to Lens data that is automatically updated
  • Collections - Create and save collections of documents and patents for analysis
  • Institutional Dashboard - Save searches, collections, and more to track and analyze data
  • Larger Export Limits - Export and create collections of up to 100,000 records
  • APIs and Bulk Data - Access Lens scholarly works and patent records

Lens Institutional Toolkit (ITK) Access

Syracuse University Libraries has a limited subscription to the ITK. If you are interested in any of the tools included in the ITK, contact the Libraries' Research Impact Team at riteam@syr.edu, to inquire about access. 

Lens Report Builder

The Lens Report Builder is an exciting new tool included in the Lens Institutional Toolkit (ITK).

Lens Report Builder Features

  • Create publicly shareable reports using Lens scholarly works and patent data
  • Include text and images in reports to provide context alongside Lens data and visualizations
  • Once a report is created, linked Lens data will refresh automatically, ensuring that the data in the report is always current

Sample Lens Reports

If you are interested in Lens Report Builder, contact the Research Impact Team at riteam@syr.edu.

Lens API and Bulk Data Access

Lens APIs provide access to Lens scholarly works and patent records, while options for bulk data downloads provide access to the genetic sequences in patents, as well as the corpus of scholarly works and patents. There are two different API and bulk data plan types (Institutional User API Plans and ITK API Plans) associated with Syracuse University Libraries' Institutional Toolkit subscription.

Plan Type One: Institutional User API Plans

The Lens manages access to Institutional User API Plans, which are available by request to all Syracuse University users:

  • Institutional User Scholarly API Plan
  • Institutional User Patent API Plan

A chart outlining current API volume quotas is available under Institutional User API Plans on the Lens Current Toolkit page. To request access to an Institutional User API Plan or bulk data, follow the instructions under How to Access APIs & Data on the Lens APIs & Bulk Data page.

Plan Type Two: ITK API Plans

ITK API Plan access is limited and authorization will be based on use case and availability. The following ITK API Plans are available to authorized Syracuse University faculty and staff:

  • ITK Scholarly API Plan
  • ITK Patent API Plan

A chart outlining current API volume quotas is available under ITK API Plans on the Lens Current Toolkit page. To request access to an ITK Scholarly API Plan, email the Research Impact Team at riteam@syr.edu.

More information about APIs and bulk data may be found on the Lens API and Bulk Data page. For questions about Lens APIs and bulk data, contact the Research Impact Team at riteam@syr.edu.