Anne's Library Downloader

Download books, articles, and DOIs from academic libraries with full automation.

What This Skill Does

• Downloads PDFs from library databases
• Extracts DOIs from URLs
• Automates authentication for institutional access
• Handles VitalSource, ProQuest, EBSCO, and other academic platforms

Installation

# Install dependencies
pip install playwright requests beautifulsoup4

# Install browser for Playwright
playwright install chromium

Usage

# Download a book by title/author
anne-download --book "Essential Biological Psychology" --author "Martin, G. Neil"

# Download by DOI
anne-download --doi "10.1037/0000092-000"

# Download by URL
anne-download --url "https://library.capella.edu/..."

# Batch download from list
anne-download --list ~/Downloads/my_reading_list.txt

Configuration

Set up library credentials:

# For Capella library
export ANNE_LIBRARY_URL="https://capella.alma.exlibrisgroup.com"
export ANNE_LIBRARY_USER="your_username"
export ANNE_LIBRARY_PASS="your_password"

Supported Platforms

• VitalSource Bookshelf
• ProQuest
• EBSCOhost
• JSTOR
• PubMed Central
• ScienceDirect
• Springer Link
• Taylor & Francis Online

Features

• Auto-authentication: Handles institutional login automatically
• DOI extraction: Pulls DOI from any academic URL
• Metadata preservation: Saves citation info alongside PDF
• Batch processing: Download entire reading lists
• Format conversion: Convert to PDF, EPUB, or text

Files

• scripts/download.py — Main download script
• scripts/auth.py — Authentication handlers
• scripts/doi_extractor.py — DOI extraction
• references/config.json — Library configurations

Skill created: March 8, 2026