If the publisher has registered the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) or the article has a PubMed ID (PMID) then you can look the item up at libkey.io. Follow these steps to navigate to search libkey.io from the library's homepage:
- Click the "Journals" link under the main search bar on the library homepage (lib.vt.edu) to get to the Journals page.
- Click the Find an article by its DOI link in the page's navigation menu.
- Enter the DOI or PMID in the search box and click the "Find article" button.
If we have access to the article (or book, conference proceeding or other publication), you should be taken directly to it. If not, you should be presented with a link to request the item through Interlibrary Loan that automatically populates the form for you.
If there's no result, then verify that the DOI or PMID you entered is correct and try again.
DOIs should be in the form 10.####/string-of-characters. PMIDs are 1 to 8 digit numbers.