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Creating Durable Links to Full Text Journal Articles and eBook Chapters Featured in the Library's Databases

Have you ever wanted to directly point your students to an online journal article or book chapter but haven't been sure how to because the link that worked for your session doesn't work when you refer back to it later?

Many of the library's databases provide methods to create durable links (also referred to as persistent links or stable links) to online full-text articles and book chapters.

Via a durable link someone can click on an article or book link provided on a syllabus, email, webpage, myCourses, Idea Tools, etc., and go directly to the item they need to read. Here is a step-by-step guide.

ACM Digital Library

1. Connect to ACM Digital Library.
2. Perform search and find article.
3. Click on the title of the article. It will take you to a page of bibliographic information.
4. Copy the "DOI Bookmark" that is underneath the bibliographic information and paste into your document.

     EXAMPLE: http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/972639.972640

4. In front of the above URL you must paste this URL:

     http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=

5. Your URL will now look like the one below. It will take students straight to the article they are required to read.

     EXAMPLE: http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/972639.972640

BioOne

1. Connect to BioOne.
2. Perform search.
3. Copy the URL listed in the address area of the browser and paste into your document.

     EXAMPLE: http://www.bioone.org/bioone/?request=get
     document&issn=0010-  5422&volume=106&issue=02&page=0215

4. In front of the above URL you must paste this URL:

     http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=

5. Your URL will now look like the one below. It will take students straight to the article they are required to read.

     EXAMPLE: http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=http://www.bioone.org/bioone/?request=get-document&issn=0010-
     5422&volume=106&issue=02&page=0215

eBrary Electronic Books

1. Connect to eBrary from a computer on the RIT network.
2. Access the book you are interested in.
3. Position your cursor on this page and right click your mouse.
4. From the menu that appears select Copy Bookmark
5. Paste the URL into your document:

     EXAMPLE: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rit/Doc?id=10065188

6. In front of the above URL you must paste this URL:

     http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=

7. Your URL will now look like the one below. .

     EXAMPLE: http://ezproxy.rit.edu/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rit/Doc?id=10065188

EBSCO Databases

1. Connect to Ebsco.
2. Choose database. Perform search.
3. View Citation (note: some citations feature just abstracts, no full-text).
4. Copy the "Persistent Link to this Article:" from citation screen and paste into your document.

IEEE Xplore

1. Connect to IEEE Xplore.
2. Perform search.
3. Once you locate the desired item, click on the item's [ABSTRACT] link.
4. Click on the "DOWNLOAD CITATION" link at the top right-hand of the screen. It will stake you to a new screen,
5. Leave the Download pull-down menu to "Citation" but change the File Format to "ASCII text". Click "DOWNLOAD".
6. The full text link URL is displayed for you to copy and paste into your document:

     Example: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/7235/19519/00902602.pdf?isNumber=19519&
     prod=STD&arnumber=902602&arNumber=902602&arSt=281&ared=286&arAuthor=Boumerzoug
     %2C+M.%3B+Han+Xu%3B+Bersin%2C+R.%3B+Mikus%2C+L.%3B+Horn%2C+A.%3B+Dopp%2C+D.

7. In front of the above URL you must paste this URL:

     http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=

8. Your URL will now look like the one below. It will take students straight to the PDF article or paper they are required to read.

     EXAMPLE: http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/7235/19519/00902602.pdf?
     isNumber=19519&prod=STD&arnumber=902602&arNumber=902602&arSt=281&ared=286&arAuthor=
     Boumerzoug%2C+M.%3B+Han+Xu%3B+Bersin%2C+R.%3B+Mikus%2C+L.%3B+Horn%2C+A.%3B+Dopp%2C+D.

JSTOR

1. Connect to JSTOR.
2. Perform search.
3. Copy the 'Stable URL:' listed under the article title and paste into your document.

     EXAMPLE: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0038-0407%28196323%2937%3A1%3C9%3ATGIATM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-O

4. In front of the above URL you must paste this URL:

     http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=

5. Your URL will now look like the one below. It will take students straight to the article they are required to read.

     EXAMPLE: http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0038-0407
     %28196323%2937%3A1%3C9%3ATGIATM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-O

Opposing Viewpoints

1. Connect to Opposing Viewpoints from a computer on the RIT network.
2. Conduct search.
3. Copy URL in address bar and paste into your document:

     EXAMPLE:      http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/OVRC?vrsn=212&slb=SU&locID=roch82189&srchtp=basic&c=1&ste
     =17&tbst=ts_basic&tab=1&txb=%2522Juvenile+Alcoholism%2522&docNum=X3010084208&fail=0&bConts=95

4. In front of the above URL you must paste this URL:

     http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=

5. Your URL will now look like the one below. It will take students straight to the article they are required to read.

     EXAMPLE:      http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/OVRC?vrsn=212&slb=SU&locID=
     roch82189&srchtp=basic&c=1&ste=17&tbst=ts_basic&tab=1&txb=%2522Juvenile+Alcoholism
     %2522&docNum=X3010084208&fail=0&bConts=95

Proquest Databases

ABI-Inform
Proquest Newspapers
Research Library

1. Connect to Proquest.

2. Search for articles.

3. Click on   toward the top of an article.

Safari Tech Books Online (O'Reilly titles)

1. Connect to Safari from a computer on the RIT network.
2. Find book and locate page you are interested in.
3. Persistent link is atowards thebottom of the page
4. Copy URL and paste into your document:

     EXAMPLE: http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/0596004907/actscptckbk-CHP-2

5. In front of the above URL you must paste this URL:

     http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=

6. Your URL will now look like the one below. It will take students straight to the section they are required to read.

     EXAMPLE:http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com
     /0596004907/actscptckbk-CHP-2

Science Direct (Elsevier journals)

1. Connect to Science Direct from a computer on the RIT network.
2. Find article.
3. Click on "export citation", choose File Format: ASCII Text, click EXPORT button.
4. Copy and paste citation and URL.
5. The full text link URL is displayed for you to copy and paste into your document

     EXAMPLE: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B7576-49FGWW4-
     4/2/402c58304735de9d92a23437761628c7

6. In front of the above URL you must paste this URL:

     http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=

7. Your URL will now look like the one below. It will take students straight to the article they are required to read.

     EXAMPLE: http://ezproxy.rit.edu:80/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B7576-49FGWW4-
     4/2/402c58304735de9d92a23437761628c7

WilsonWeb

Applied Science & Technology Full-Text
Art Full-Text
Art Restrospective
Book Review Digest Plus
Omnifile Full-Text Mega

1. Connect to WilsonWeb from a computer on the RIT network

2. Choose database(s) and perform search.

3. Retrieve a full-text article, or mark a series of full-text articles from the Brief and/or Full Display data set.

4. Click "Print Email Save" button (located on left-hand bar).

5. Click "Save Options".

6. Under "Records" choose either article by number or marked articles

7. Under Fields, choose "All, including full text and images, if available"

8. Under Format, choose "HTML"

9. Click "Save." Another window will open with the citation followed by the full text.

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