LibKey.io
About LibKey.io
LibKey.io allows you to quickly find an article via a known digital object indicator (DOI). It is useful if you have a reference list that contains articles with DOIs, and you want to find them faster!
Copy and paste this DOI into the search box to see it in action: 10.1186/s12889-022-14775-5
Using LibKey.io
The first time you use LibKey.io, you will need to select Springfield College Library Services as your library.
After searching for a DOI or PMID you will be taken to the LibKey landing page. If the full text of an article is available, you will be able to choose to view either the PDF or the HTML version. For some articles, the PDF may not be available but you can still go to the HTML version on the journal's platform.
Directly below the PDF and article links you can check a box so that LibKey will remember your format selection for 24 hours. This means that you will be taken directly to the article, in the format you choose, instead of the landing page for the next 24 hours.
LibKey.io also provides a link to view an article in context. This option takes you to the table of contents for the journal issue your article appears in, increasing discoverability of similar articles from the same publication.
If the full text of an article cannot be found, or if it is not available through Library Services, you will be taken to a page where you can check the library catalog for the journal or place an interlibrary loan request.
Guide Credits
This guide has been adapted with permission from Andrea Kepsel at the Michigan State University Libraries.