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Persistent or "durable" links allow the faculty member to create online reading lists for their students by reliably linking to articles and other materials in the Library's subscription databases.
Here's how it works:
The Library uses a proxy server system to make sure that only our students and other Library patrons with valid Library cards use our subscription resources. In order to "send" the user through this proxy system, the URL to the article has to be formatted in a special way. (Luckily, the majority of the databases do this for us.)
Caveat: The article vendors sometimes change their holdings. Be SURE to test your links at the beginning of every semester!
Here's what the persistent URL to this article looks like:
How to add readings using persistent URL's to your webpages:
Again, most of the database companies add this information to the persistent URL for us. If the database you are using allows persistent URL's (see chart below) and if for some reason the link does not include the proxy server information in the given URL, use this conversion tool . Alternately, you can send your URL to the Online Librarian and she will do it for you!
Most of the Library's databases and other online resources allow article-level linking. Please use the chart below as a reference when using persistent links. If you need help or have questions, please contact Denise Cote at:cotede@cod.edu or 630-942-2092.
| Database | Allows Persistent Link? How do I get it? |
|---|---|
| Academic Search Premier | Yes: The persistent link appears in the citation. |
| AllData | No: This database is available only on-campus. |
| Article First | Yes: Click on "Link Pickup" from the full text article. Copy the "IP Address Recognition URL." |
| Biography And Genealogy Master Index | No: This database doesn't have any full text to link to. |
| Business And Company ASAP | Yes: When a InfoMark sign  is present, copy the URL from the address bar. |
| Business Source Elite | Yes: The persistent link appears in the citation. |
| Chicago Tribune | Yes: Copy the "Document URL" from the citation |
| Chicago Tribune Historical | Yes: When viewing the "Article Image PDF," copy the URL from the address bar. |
| Children's Literature | No: Persistent linking of full text not available. |
| Christian Science Monitor | Yes: Copy the "Document URL" from the citation. |
| CINAHL with Full Text | Yes: The persistent link appears in the citation. |
| Clase Periodica | Yes: Use "link pickup" when viewing the full text of the article. |
| Clinical Pharmacology | Yes: The persistent link appears in the citation. |
| College Source Online | Yes: Copy the URL of the .pdf file you've selected. |
| CQ Historic Documents | No: This database does not allow persistent linking at the document level. |
| CQ Researcher | No: This database does not allow persistent linking. |
| CRC Handbook Of Chemistry And Physics | No: This online encyclopedia does not allow persistent linking. |
| DISCOVER | No: This resource requires that the student create a personal account. |
| Discovering Collection | Yes: Copy the URL of the document from the address bar. |
| EHRAF Collection Of Archaeology | No: This database does not allow persistent linking |
| EHRAF Collection Of Ethnography | No: This database does not allow persistent linking. |
| Electronic Collections Online | Yes: Use "link pickup" when viewing the full text of the article. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica | No: This database does not allow persistent linking. |
| ERIC | Yes: Use "link pickup" when viewing the full text of the article. |
| Essay And General Literature Index | No: This database does not include full text. |
| Expanded Academic ASAP | Yes: When a InfoMark sign is present, copy the URL from the address bar. |
| Foundation Directory Online | No: This database does not allow persistent linking of records. |
| Grove's Dictionary Of Art Online | Yes:Copy the URL of the article from the address bar. |
| Grove's Dictionary Of Music And Musicians Online | Yes: Copy the URL of the article from the address bar. |
| Harp Week | No: This database does not allow persistent linking |
| HAZMAT Collection | No: This database requires a separate username and password for access. |
| Health Reference Center--Academic | Yes: When a InfoMark sign is present, copy the URL from the address bar. |
| Health Source Academic | Yes: The persistent link appears in the citation. |
| Health Source Consumer | Yes: The persistent link appears in the citation. |
| History Study Center | Yes (limited): This database allows persistent linking to journal articles only, other resources such as videos and maps cannot be directly linked. |
| Hoover's Online | Yes: This database allows persistent linking of records. Persistent linking of custom reports is not available. |
| Ideal (Science Direct) | Yes: Copy the URL from either the "full text + links" or the "pdf" of the article. |
| Illinois Funding Source | No: This database does not allow persistent linking of records. |
| Informe! | Yes: When a InfoMark sign is present, copy the URL from the address bar. |
| Informe! Espanol Interface | Yes: When a InfoMark sign is present, copy the URL from the address bar. |
| Issues And Controversies On File | No: This database does not allow persistent linking |
| Learning Express Library | No: This database requires the user to create an individual account. |
| Library Literature | Yes: Use "link pickup" when viewing the full text of the article. |
| Literature Resource Center | Yes: Copy the URL from the address bar of the article, text, individual author page or individual video page. |
| Magill's OnLiterature | Yes: The persistent link appears in the citation. |
| Medline via First Search | Yes: Use "link pickup" when viewing the full text of the citation. |
| Military And Government Collection | Yes: The persistent link appears in the citation. |
| National Newspapers | Yes: Copy the "Document URL" from the citation. |
| New York Times | Yes: Copy the "Document URL" from the citation. |
| New York Times Historical | Yes: When viewing the "Article Image PDF," copy the URL from the address bar. |
| NewsBank | Yes: When viewing the citation, look for the "openURL" and right-click and copy link location. |
| Newspaper Source | Yes: The persistent link appears in the citation. |
| Novelist | No: This database does not allow persistent linking. |
| O*Net Dictionary Of Occupational Titles Online | Yes: This is a regular website. Copy the URL of the page and do not include the proxy server information. |
| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center | Yes: Copy the URL from the address bar of the article or reference material. |
| Oxford English Dictionary Online | No: This dictionary does not allow persistent linking to individual words. |
| Oxford Philosophy Collection | Yes: This database allows persistent linking to book titles and chapters. Copy the link from the address bar. |
| Oxford Reference Online | Yes: This resource allows persistent linking to individual encyclopedias. Copy the link from the first page of the resource |
| PapersFirst | No: This database does not contain the full text of conference papers. |
| Periodical Abstracts | Yes: Use "link pickup" when viewing the full text of the article. |
| PsycInfo | Yes: The persistent link appears in the citation. |
| ReferenceUSA | No: Persistent linking is not available in this database. |
| Sanborn Insurance Maps | No: Persistent linking to individual maps is not available. |
| Science Direct (Ideal) | Yes: Copy the URL from either the "full text + links" or the "pdf" of the article. |
| Scientific American Archives | Yes: The persistent link appears in the citation. |
| SocIndex with Full text | Yes: The persistent link appears in the citation. |
| STAT USA/NTDB (National Trade Data Bank) | No: Persistent linking is not available in this database. |
| Vocational Biographies Online | No: This database is only available on campus. |
| Wall Street Journal | Yes: Copy the "Document URL" from the citation. |
| Washington Post | Yes: Copy the "Document URL" from the citation. |
| Wilson Select Plus | Yes: Use "link pickup" when viewing the full text of the article. |
| World Almanac | Yes: Use "link pickup" when viewing the full text of the article. |
| World Cat | Yes: Use "link pickup" when viewing the citation to the item. |
