Locating Persistent Links in Databases

Locating Persistent Links in Electronic Resources

ACS Web Editions (American Chemical Society Journals)

Step 1: ACS uses a new technology called the DOI or Digital Object Identifier to allow you to link to each individual article they publish. The DOI is like a unique number that gets assigned to every article. In the picture below, you will see how a DOI is listed for each article. The first step is to copy the DOI for the article you wish to link to.

Step 2: Add to the beginning of the DOI, the Samford address https://ezproxy.samford.edu/login?url= and the DOI address http://dx.doi.org/ -- like this https://ezproxy.samford.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bp025725g. The Samford address will make sure that ACS knows you are an authorized user and the DOI address will allow them to look up and find the specific article you want using the DOI that you copied.

Step 3: Once you have put the Samford Address, the DOI address and the DOI for your article together, paste this URL into your course materials.

Step 4: Be sure to click on the link and test it to make sure it works.

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Cambridge Journals

Step 1: Cambridge uses a new technology called the DOI or Digital Object Identifier to allow you to link to each individual article they publish. The DOI is like a unique number that gets assigned to every article. In the picture below, you will see how a DOI is listed for each article. The first step is to copy the part of the DOI that begins with S (after the slash) for the article you wish to link to.

Step 2: Add to the beginning of this part of the DOI, the Samford address https://ezproxy.samford.edu/login?url= and the Cambridge address http://journals.cambridge.org/article_ -- like this https://ezproxy.samford.edu/login?url=http://journals.cambridge.org/article_S104909650400352X. The Samford address will make sure that Cambridge knows you are an authorized user and the Cambridge address will allow them to look up and find the specific article you want using the part of the DOI that you copied.

Step 3: Once you have put the Samford Address, the Cambridge address and the part of the DOI for your article together, paste this URL into your course materials.

Step 4: Be sure to click on the link and test it to make sure it works.

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Classical Music Library

Step 1: From your search results list, click on the View static URLs icon that is at the bottom of the record you want to link to (see picture below).

Step 2: In the new window that opens up, copy the static URL that appears in the box. Be sure to get the whole URL as they are longer than the box so you need to drag your mouse as you highlight the URL. The static URL usually ends in a number looking something like this:

http://80-samford.classical.com.ezproxy.samford.edu/permalink/recording/2147494341/

Step 3: Copy and paste the URL into your course materials.

Step 4: Be sure to click on the link and test it to make sure it works.

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EBSCO Databases

Step 1: From your search results list, click on the title of the full text article that you want to provide a link to. Because all of the articles in these databases are NOT available full text, be sure there is a full text link in the record (see picture below).

Step 2: Scroll down the record until you see heading Persistent link to this record (see picture below).

Step 3: Copy and paste the URL into your course materials.

Step 4: Be sure to click on the link and test it to make sure it works. Occasionally there are spaces in these URLs. Be sure to delete any spaces after pasting the URL into Blackboard because it will not accept the URL if those spaces are there.

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Gale Databases

Step 1: From your search results list, click on the title of the full text article that you want to provide a link to. Because all of the articles in these databases are NOT available full text, be sure there is a full text heading in the record (see picture below).

Step 2: Gale's persistent links are actually the URL that appears in the address box at the top of the page. Gale calls these URLs Infomarks. (see picture below).

Step 3: Copy and paste the URL into your course materials.

Step 4: Be sure to click on the link and test it to make sure it works.

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Haworth Journals

Step 1: Haworth uses a new technology called the DOI or Digital Object Identifier to allow you to link to each individual article they publish. The DOI is like a unique number that gets assigned to every article. In the picture below, you will see how a DOI is listed for each article. The first step is to copy the DOI for the article you wish to link to.

Step 2: Add to the beginning of the DOI, the Samford address https://ezproxy.samford.edu/login?url= and the DOI address http://dx.doi.org/ -- like this https://ezproxy.samford.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J002v32n03_TOCFM . The Samford address will make sure that Haworth knows you are an authorized user and the DOI address will allow them to look up and find the specific article you want using the DOI that you copied.

Not sure how to add this URL to your Blackboard course? Click here!

Ingenta Journals

Step 1: Ingenta uses the what's called OpenURL technology to let you build your own persistent link. Here's how: Start out with the Samford address https://ezproxy.samford.edu/login?url= which will let Ingenta know which school the user is affiliated with.

Step 2: Add to the end of the Samford address, the Ingenta address http://openURL.ingenta.com/content?genre=article&. This takes you to Ingenta and tells them you are looks for an article.

Step 3: Once you have put the Samford Address, the Ingenta address together (https://ezproxy.samford.edu/login?url=http://openURL.ingenta.com/content?genre=article&) add the following information to the end:

issn=the issn # for the journal you need
&volume=the volume number you need
&issue=the issue number you need
&spage=the first page of the article you need

All of this information is usually available in the citation for the article but if you need help locating it, contact the reference desk. The end product should look something like this:

https://ezproxy.samford.edu/login?url=http://openURL.ingenta.com/content?genre=article&issn=0743-5584&volume=17&issue=4&spage=401

(e.g. &issn=0743-5584 equals Journal of Adolescent Research; &volume=17 equals Volume 17; &issue=4 equals Issue 4; &spage=401 equals First Page is 401)

Step 4: Then paste your URL into your course materials and be sure to click on the link and test it to make sure it works.

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JSTOR

Step 1: From your search results list or the Table of Contents list, find the Stable URL listed underneath the citation for the full text article that you want to provide a link to (see picture below).

Step 2: Add to the beginning of this Stable URL the Samford address https://ezproxy.samford.edu/login?url=.

Step 3: Once you have put the Samford Address, and the JSTOR Stable URL for your article together, paste this URL into your course materials.

Step 4: Be sure to click on the link and test it to make sure it works.

Not sure how to add this URL to your Blackboard course? Click here!

NetLibrary

Step 1: When you find an e-book in the catalog, the easiest way to find the persistent URL to that title is to place your cursor on the link to the e-book at the bottom of the catalog record (see picture below).

Step 2: Right click on the icon and a menu will open up.

Step 3: From that menu choose Copy Shortcut. This will copy the persistent URL for this particular e-book. Paste this URL into your course materials.

Step 4: Be sure to click on the link and test it to make sure it works.

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Oxford Journals

Step 1: Click on the PDF link of the full text article that you want to provide a link to.

Step 2: Oxford Journal's persistent links are actually the URL that appears in the address box at the top of the page (see picture below).

Step 3: Copy and paste the URL into your course materials.

Step 4: Be sure to click on the link and test it to make sure it works.

Not sure how to add this URL to your Blackboard course? Click here!

ProQuest Databases

Step 1: From your search results list, click on the title of the full text article that you want to provide a link to. Because all of the articles in these databases are NOT available full text, be sure there is a full text link in the record (see picture below).

Step 2: ProQuest provides persistent links to their article records towards the bottom of each article record under the heading Article URL. (see picture below).

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Wiley InterScience

Step 1: Wiley uses a new technology called the DOI or Digital Object Identifier to allow you to link to each individual article they publish. The DOI is like a unique number that gets assigned to every article. In the picture below, you will see how a DOI is listed for each article. The first step is to copy the DOI for the article you wish to link to.

Step 2: Add to the beginning of the DOI, the Samford address https://ezproxy.samford.edu/login?url= and the DOI address http://dx.doi.org/ -- like this https://ezproxy.samford.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.1006 . The Samford address will make sure that Wiley knows you are an authorized user and the DOI address will allow them to look up and find the specific article you want using the DOI that you copied.

Not sure how to add this URL to your Blackboard course? Click here!