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Persistent URLs (also called PURLs, stable URLs, persistent links, or durable links) are internet addresses that (hopefully) always remain the same. They are provided by online databases so one can access individual full-text articles directly. These can be shared with students by placing the links in a course management system like Blackboard or Moodle as a preferred alternative to placing printed copies of articles on reserve at the library. Many of the library’s database subscriptions’ licensing allow the fulltext articles to be used in Blackboard, so proper linking using these persistent URLs is also important because it keeps us in line with copyright and fair use.
Adding the Proxy Prefix
In order for the links to articles from library databases to work from off campus, the proxy server address for Elmhurst College needs to be attached to the front of the database-provided persistent URL. Our proxy server address is: http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url=
For example, if the persistent URL provided by the database is http://www.jstor.org/stable/40058132, just copy and paste our proxy server address at the beginning so the persistent URL looks like this:
http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/40058132
Databases that need the proxy address added to the front of the persistent URL are noted in the instructions.
Click on the database vendor name to find specific instructions on finding/creating persistent links to be placed in Blackboard.
| Database | Vendor |
|---|---|
| Academic Search Complete | EBSCOhost |
| Access Science | McGraw Hill |
| ACM Digital Library | ACM |
| African American Experience | ABC-CLIO/Greenwood |
| African American Music Reference | Alexander Street Press |
| American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications | ACS |
| American Indian Experience | ABC-CLIO/Greenwood |
| American Journal of Physics | AIP |
| American Mosaic | ABC-CLIO/Greenwood |
| Annual Reviews | Annual Reviews |
| ATLA Religion with ATLA Serials | EBSCOhost |
| Black Thought and Culture | Alexander Street Press |
| Britannica Online | Britannica |
| Business Source Elite | EBSCOhost |
| Chicago Tribune | ProQuest |
| CINAHL Plus with Full Text | EBSCOhost |
| Classical Scores Library | Alexander Street Press |
| Cochrane Library | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Communication and Mass Media Complete | EBSCOhost |
| Consumer Health Complete | EBSCOhost |
| CQ Researcher | CQ Press |
| Credo Reference | Credo |
| Daily Life Online | ABC-CLIO/Greenwood |
| EBSCO Animals | EBSCOhost |
| Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia | EBSCOhost |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | Gale |
| Garland Encyclopedia of World Music | Alexander Street Press |
| Global Issues in Context | Gale |
| GreenFILE | EBSCOhost |
| Greenwood Digital Collection | ABC-CLIO/Greenwood |
| Health Source: Consumer | EBSCOhost |
| Health Source: Nursing/Academic | EBSCOhost |
| Journal of Applied Physics | AIP |
| JSTOR | JSTOR |
| Latino American Experience | ABC-CLIO/Greenwood |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic | Lexis-Nexis |
| Literary Criticism Online | Gale |
| MAS Ultra, School Edition | EBSCOhost |
| MasterFILE Premier | EBSCOhost |
| MEDLINE with full text | EBSCOhost |
| Military and Government Collection | EBSCOhost |
| NetLibrary | NetLibrary |
| New York Times | ProQuest |
| Newspaper Source | EBSCOhost |
| NoveList | EBSCOhost |
| NoveList K-8 | EBSCOhost |
| Oxford Art Online | Oxford |
| Oxford Music Online | Oxford |
| Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online | Palgrave Macmillan |
| PROLA (Physical Review Online Archives) | APS |
| Primary Search | EBSCOhost |
| Professional Development Collection | EBSCOhost |
| Project Muse | Johns Hopkins Press |
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune | ProQuest |
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times | ProQuest |
| ProQuest Newsstand Regional | ProQuest |
| PsycArticles | EBSCOhost |
| Regional Business News | EBSCOhost |
| Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy | Routledge |
| Sage E-Reference | Sage E-Reference |
| Sage Journals Online | Sage Journals Online |
| ScienceDirect College Edition | Elsevier |
| SocIndex with full text | EBSCOhost |
| Wall Street Journal | ProQuest |
| WilsonSelect Plus | FirstSearch |
| Women and Social Movements: Scholars Edition | Alexander Street Press |
Vendor Specific Instructions
- Within an article, look for the Tools box in the upper right corner.
- Click on Citation.
- From either the MLA or Chicago style citation, copy the URL.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
- Click on article title.
- Copy the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Bookmark URL of the document, located just above the abstract.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
- Click on article title.
- Look for the Tools box in the upper right corner.
- Click on Permalink.
- Copy the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) URL of the document.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
- From the article list, click on Abstract.
- At the bottom of the screen, click on Permalink.
- Copy the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) URL of the document, located just below the abstract.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
- Within a document, click the Permalink icon in the upper right corner.
- Copy the Static URL.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
Annual Reviews, Wiley-Blackwell
- Click on article title.
- Copy the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) of the document, which is just below the article title and citation. Do not include the “doi:”.
- Open the following DOI site in your browser: http://dx.doi.org.proxy.elmhurst.edu. Enter the entire DOI citation in the text box provided, and then click Go. The document that matches the DOI citation will display in your browser window.
- Copy the URL from the browser address bar when the article opens up.
- Click on article title.
- Copy the URL of the document (appears below the abstract).
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
- Within an article, click on Cite Article at the top of the page.
- From either style citation, copy the URL.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
- Within a report, click on CiteNow! at the top of the page.
- From any style citation, copy the URL.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
Credo, Palgrave, Routledge
- At the bottom of any article, look for the citation.
- From any style citation, copy the URL.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
- Click on article title.
- Scroll down below citation and locate the “Persistent URL for this Record” field.
- Copy persistent URL.
- Click on article title.
- Copy the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) of the document, which appears directly above the article title.
- Open the following DOI site in your browser: http://dx.doi.org.proxy.elmhurst.edu. Enter the entire DOI citation in the text box provided, and then click Go. The document that matches the DOI citation will display in your browser window.
- Copy the URL from the browser address bar when the article opens up.
- Click on the article title.
- In the upper left corner of the screen, click on Bookmark.
- Copy the Bookmark URL.
- From a list of articles, click on PDF Version.
- Copy the URL from the browser address bar when the article opens up.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
- Click on the “Article Information” link for the article you want.
- Copy the URL in the “Stable URL” field.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
- Lexis-Nexis does not include persistent links in its database. Most times it is sufficient to give students citation information and ask them to look it up in Lexis-Nexis Academic directly.
- Click on article title.
- Copy the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) of the document, which is part of the citation at the end of the document.
- Open the following DOI site in your browser: http://dx.doi.org.proxy.elmhurst.edu. Enter the entire DOI citation in the text box provided, and then click Go. The document that matches the DOI citation will display in your browser window.
- Copy the URL from the browser address bar when the article opens up.
- Select and View an e-book.
- Click on “e-content Details” tab.
- Copy the Product ID number and paste it to the end of this url: http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url=http://www.netlibrary.com/ebook_info.asp?product_id=
- Click the fulltext of an article, in either HTML or PDF.
- At the top right corner of the blue bar, click Link Pickup.
- Copy the IP address recognition URL for direct article access.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
- From an article, click on Cite in the upper right corner of the screen.
- From any style citation, copy the URL.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
- Click on article title.
- In yellow toolbar at top of screen, click Copy link.
- Copy the durable link URL for the document.
- From a given book segment, click Cite, which appears on the upper left corner of the screen.
- From any style citation, copy the URL.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
- Click on Full Text (PDF) for selected article.
- Copy URL from browser window when PDF loads.
- Add the Elmhurst College proxy http://proxy.elmhurst.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.
Creating a Digital Object Identifier Link
•A digital object identifier (DOI) can be used to cite and link to electronic documents. A DOI is guaranteed never to change, so you can use it to link permanently to electronic documents.
•To find a document using a DOI, first copy the DOI of the document you want to open. Then open the following DOI site in your browser: http://dx.doi.org.proxy.elmhurst.edu. Enter the entire DOI citation in the text box provided, and then click Go. The document that matches the DOI citation will display in your browser window.
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