FL Library Orientation: Getting full-text PDF

An orientation guide.

Get the full-text PDF fast!

Lookup a journal article by DOI or PMID

Video Tutorials

Tools to get the full-text/ PDF of your article

Using LibKey.io

If you have the DOI or PMID of an article you can just type http://libkey.io/ in front of the DOI or PMID to get the full-text PDF quickly.

Example 1:

You want the article titled "Endovascular management of isolated superior mesenteric artery dissecting aneurysm by retrograde catheterization via collaterals from the celiac artery."

You see that it has the DOI of "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2020.07.039"

If you insert http://libkey.io in front of the DOI information, you get: https://libkey.io/10.1016/10.1016/j.avsg.2020.07.039

Example 2:

You want the article titled "Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound: From Concept to Application."

You see that it has the PMID of 31977521.

If you insert http://libkey.io in front of the PMID, you get https://libkey.io/31977521.

 

*Note: If the LibKey does not recognize you as a Mayo Clinic employee, choose 'Mayo Clinic Libraries' from the list of organizations.