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In the first part of this year, we had trial access to LibKey. Initial feedback from students and staff indicated that LibKey has made it significantly easier to find and download full-text PDF articles. You told us you like it, so we bought it for you. You can now enjoy permanent access to LibKey and BrowZine, courtesy of the Library.

Read on to find out how to install and get the most out of LibKey and BrowZine.

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On a PC or a laptop

Go to BrowZine by clicking here. If you are prompted to log in, a list of libraries will appear; either scroll through the list, or search 'Sunderland' in the search bar to find 'University of Sunderland'. Log in with your University user ID and password. If you want to personalise the experience, we recommend creating an individual user account by clicking on 'Sign up' and entering your email address.

On a mobile device

From your Android, iOS or Kindle Fire device, visit the Apple App Store, Google Play Store or Amazon App Store. Search for 'BrowZine' and download the app to your device, then tap on the app icon to open BrowZine. A list of libraries will appear; select 'University of Sunderland' and log in with your University user ID and password.

What is BrowZine?

BrowZine is your virtual scholarly journal library. Highly visual and intuitive, it's built to mimic the experience of browsing so that you can keep up with the journals that matter to you, and discover a whole lot more.

  • For researchers, professionals, and practitioners, BrowZine helps you keep track of the journals you know and easily discover new research titles.
  • For Faculty and Library staff, use it as an information literacy tool to help teach students about the structure of scholarly journals and the role they play in scholarly communication.
  • For Faculty members, graduate students, and post-docs, BrowZine can help you stay current with research in your discipline while exposing you to areas of the Library's collections you might not have seen otherwise, all thanks to our taxonomy that was custom-built for browsing.

Try it now!

Search e-journals

 

Key Features of BrowZine

  • Search for titles or browse by subject area.
  • Download, share, and manage citations.
  • Integrate with reference management software tools like EndNote.
  • Access journal content from a variety of publishers.

After logging in to the University of Sunderland account, you can create a personal BrowZine account. Click on 'Sign Up', then enter your email address and create a password. The system will send you an email confirmation, which you need to accept.

Find articles by DOI or PMID

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Lookup a journal article by DOI or PMID


LibKey.io is a simple search interface that enables you to find the full-text of an article by using just the DOI or PubMed ID (PMID). Use our embedded box above to try it for yourself.

LibKey.io is helpful to anyone with a DOI or PMID, advanced researchers who are comfortable with citations, academic staff, and Library staff.