DOI Lookup Information

Many citation styles now require a DOI as part of a citation.

What is a DOI?

Digital Object Identifier - a string of alphanumeric characters that provide a permanent link to a digital journal article or other digital object. Here is more information.

Use the following tool to find DOIs

Use this tool to find a DOI if one is not available on the full text of a record.

What is CrossRef?

CrossRef provides a way to link citations across publishers. Here is more information. Here is a flash movie with good information.

To Link to an article Using a DOI 

If you have a DOI, you can put this in front of it and link straight to the article.

     http://dx.doi.org/

Here's an example. Just copy and paste the following URL in your browser.

     http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7709.2008.00752.x 

If you want to link to an article from off campus, you should put this in front of the DOI.

    https://login.dax.lib.unf.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/

Contact the Reference Department at 620-2616 if you have any problems.