FAQ: How can I look up an electronic material using a DOI?

In the Library

You can search for the DOI in the Multi-Search on the library homepage. For best results, enter the DOI starting with: 10.# . Do not include https://doi.org/ or DOI:. If you get zero results, it does not mean that we do not have the electronic resource, but this is a good first step to try.

On the Web

• Use a DOI resolver: There are several free DOI lookup tools available on the Web that will allow you to look up electronic material by DOI. Try Free DOI Lookup This link opens in a new window. This website allows you to paste a DOI into their search box to be taken to the electronic resource associated with the DOI.
• Paste directly in search engines: If you paste the DOI web address into your browser bar, it will take you to the publisher's platform for the electronic resource, which you may or may not be able to access for free. You can convert your DOI into a web address to get to the location of the electronic resource by adding http://dx.doi.org/ to the beginning of the DOI number (for example, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac0354342).
• Try our DOI Link Generator for a quick and easy way to turn the DOI into a web address. Our DOI Link Generator will also add the Shapiro Library's authentication, which means that if we have a subscription to the resource, you will be able to access the full text using the web address it gives you.