The easiest way is to copy and paste the DOI string into a Google search box :
Because the DOI is unique to a particular digital document, the first item that comes up is usually the one you’re looking for :
Clicking on the link will take you to the publisher’s website where the full-text of this particular article lives.
In this case, the article is “Harry Potter & the Curse of Headache” in the clinical journal Headache. It’s the first item in the search results list. Library Services pays for online access to this journal, so getting to the full-text is easy!
Bonus : If the article you are looking for is one of the 12,000 e-journals for which Affinity Library Services has brokered access, you’ll be able to get the full-text hassle-free--as long as you're using an Affinity computer.
Note : If you did this same search at home, the Publisher would ask you for your credit card number to proceed to the full-text. As long as you’re at an Affinity computer, and it’s a publisher who recognizes us, you’ll be able to get through.
In this case, we’re taken out to the publisher’s website where you can read the full article on your computer screen as html. Or click on the PDF link if you want to print a copy on paper.
Questions or comments? Contact your Librarians via phone or Outlook :
Michele Matucheski 3-0340 MMC Library
Margo Lambert 8-2857 STE Library
Getting to the Full-Text Tutorials [Affinity Access Only]:
When You Have a Citation – Part 1 ) Using the PubMed Citation Matcher
When You Have a Citation – Part 2) A-Z List PubMed ID Shortcut
When You are Searching – Part 3) Google Scholar and Affinity Full-Text
When you have a DOI - Part 4) Using Google and DOI
