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LibKey & BrowZine

Examples, best practices, and tips and tricks to get the most out of LibKey and BrowZine.

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Your library's easy DOI and PMID search.

Lookup a journal article by DOI or PMID

 GIF image showing a user at a LibKey.io landing page, pasting a DOI, and clicking "Download PDF" to access a full-text scholarly article in under 10 seconds

What- LibKey.io is your library's simple search interface that allows users to find full-text of an article by using just the DOI or PubMed ID (PMID). Use our embedded box above to try it for yourself!

Who- LibKey.io is helpful to anyone with a DOI or PMID, advanced researchers who are comfortable with citations, faculty, and library staff. If you need full text quickly and you have a DOI or PMID, LibKey.io is for you! 

How- You can link to your library's DOI search as a standalone site with your custom URL, or you can embed a search box directly into your webpage- see below for examples.

  • Add a simple text link near your library's main search portal for an easy DOI search alternative. Pro-tip: label the link something like "DOI Search" or "DOI Finder" to catch the attention of users. The box at the left describes how to find your custom URL.
  • Embed a DOI search box directly into your library's webpage. Where might you want to do this? Your home page is a great choice, and consider the benefits of including a DOI search box on your Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery request page. See below for more information.

Examples of DOI/PMID Search

Use our code for a DOI/PMID search box that's embedded directly into your website, allowing your users to query a DOI or PubMed ID without leaving your site. The results page opens automatically, giving easy access to full text with this single data point. 

See it live on Rocky Mountain College's Interlibrary Loan page by clicking the image below.

Access the instructions here, and be sure to use your Library's Third Iron ID! 

See the next tab in this box for an example of an embedded DOI search box in a tabbed form. 

 

If you have a tabbed search form on your site, you can also use our HTML code to create a separate tab for DOI search via LibKey.io! The library of Blekinge Institute of Technology (Blekinge Tekniska Högskola) has done this with the "Get PDF" tab on their main search. 

Access step-by-step instructions here, and be sure to use your library's Third Iron ID in place of the placeholder.

 

Screen shot of Blekinge Institute of Technology's library's tabbed search form, with the "Get PDF" tab highlighted, made using code for the embedded DOI/PubMed ID search for LibKey.io