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Durable links, also known as persistent URLs (Uniform Resource Locators), purls, or stable links, are links that remain constant and forever up-to-date. They are provided by many online library subscription databases in a variety of formats to ensure consistent access to full-text articles available directly from the database. Faculty who use ANGEL may want to create durable links in ANGEL to provide students with access to a specific library database, a reading list of articles, or online reference materials to assist with course assignments. Copyright and Linking to Library Resources Licensing agreements with individual database vendors allow instructors to create links in course management systems to connect directly to full text articles available in library databases, or electronic books. Copyright law prohibits copying and saving the full text from article databases into course sites that are not password protected. Linking to an item using both the durable URL provided by the database and the library "proxy" prefix is within copyright "fair use" guidelines. Links to resources will remain active as long as the item is included in the database content, or as long as the library maintains a subscription to the database. Add the Proxy Prefix for Off-Campus Access to Library Resources
In order for links to articles from library
subscription databases to work from For example, if the durable link provided by the library database is http://www.libddb.com/6789, you need to insert the MCC Library proxy server address in front of durable link so it looks like this: https://ezproxy.monroecc.edu/login?url=http://www.libddb.com/6789 For detailed instructions on how to create
durable links to articles available If you have questions about durable links, or are trying to use a database not listed below, contact Pam Czaja, Reference-Distance Learning Librarian for assistance at ext. 2308 or by e-mail pczaja@monroecc.edu. A printable version of this page is available
at: Library Subscription Databases and Vendors
PsycARTICLES from the American Psychological Association (APA) 1.) Perform a search in the database. 2.) From your results list, click-on either the "Full-text PDF" or Full-text HTML" link to display the article on the screen.
3.) Once the article appears on the screen highlight the web address URL that appears at the top of the web browser window.
4.) Copy and paste the web address URL into Notepad, add the MCC Library proxy prefix, then copy and paste the link into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location. Example: Back to Vendor List | Back to Top
"ARTstor is a digital library of nearly one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and teaching purposes." Every image in ARTstor has a persistent URL. Images or Image Groups may be added to online ANGEL courses that are password protected. See ARTstor Permitted & Prohibited Use policies website for more details. You do not have to register to use ARTstor. As an Unregistered User you can search, browse, view images, and access image data. However, in order to save a persistent link in ARTstor you must have a Registered User account. Registered Users are also able to save images into groups, add personal notes, and use other higher-level ARTstor features. Instructor Level Privileges in ARTstor Faculty who upgrade their ARTstor user accounts to Instructor Level Privileges are able to create a Shared Folder to share their Image Groups and Commentary with others at their institution. While any Registered User is able to add Personal Notes to an image, users with Instructor Level Privileges can add Commentary to images that is viewable by others. Visit the Register for Instructor Privileges section on the ARTstor Help page for more information. Instructions for linking to images in ARTstor: 1.) Create an account in ARTstor. 2.) Perform a basic search in the database within one or all collections. Select the "Advanced Search" option to search within specific data fields, and to limit to specific geographical locations, classification areas, and/or collections. 3.) From the search results list, right-click on an image thumbnail, then select "Generate image URL" from the menu. An image URL window will open on the screen. Highlight the image URL link, copy and paste it into Notepad, add the MCC Library proxy prefix, then copy and paste the link into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. 4.) Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location. Back to Vendor List | Back to Top
CQ Researcher Plus Archive from CQ Press 1.) Perform a search in the database. 2.) Find a report you are interested in. Scroll down to the bottom of the of the report to find the "Document URL". It will look like this: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqrerre200903200. i 3.) Copy and paste the "Document URL" into Notepad, add the MCC Library proxy prefix, then copy and paste the link into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location. Example:
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A collection of 400 online reference books including: statistics, an interactive world atlas, videos, poetry/literature readings, over 700 music files and 175,000 images across all subject areas. 1.) Perform a search in the database. 2.) From your results list, find an entry you are interested in. Click-on the entry title to display the complete record. 3.) Scroll down to the bottom of the record to the citation box. The durable URL for the entry is located in the citation box.
4.) Copy and paste the durable URL into Notepad, add the MCC Library proxy prefix, then copy and paste the link into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location. Example: Back to Vendor List | Back to Top
1.) Perform a search in the EBSCO database of your choice. 2.) From your results lists, click on the title of the article you are interested in. 3.) Scroll down below the citation and/or
abstract information to the "Persistent Example: "Global Sluggishness Will Slow A U.S. Recovery" by James C. Cooper, Business Week, 03/02/2009 The persistent link to this article (Permalink) should look like this: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=36606702&site=ehost-live
4.) Copy and paste the entire Permalink into Notepad, add the MCC Library proxy prefix, then copy and paste the link into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. The complete persistent URL to access Ebsco database articles from your ANGEL course should resemble the example below: 5.) Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location. Note: The Permalink URL goes directly to the citation/abstract page in the EBSCOhost databases. Once you are on that page, be sure to click-on either the "HTML Full-Text" or "PDF Full Text" link located at the top or bottom of the page to access the entire article.
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Note: The ScienceDirect database uses Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) to maintain durable links. A DOI is guaranteed to never change. Look for the DOI at the top of a ScienceDirect database record since this will facilitate linking to the full-text article. Example: In the following image, the DOI for the article "Salivary DNA, Lipid, and Protein Oxidation in Nonsmokers with Periodontal Disease" in Free Radical Biology and Medicine looks like this: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.01.008
To create a durable link to an article in ScienceDirect: 1.) Perform a search in the database to locate a full-text article. 2.) Find the DOI link at the top of the record. Copy and paste only the numbers in the DOI into Notepad. For example, 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.01.008 3.) Add the following prefix http://ezproxy.monroecc.edu/login?url=http//dx.doi.org before the DOI number, then copy and paste the link into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. The complete durable URL to access an article in ScienceDirect should resemble the example below: https://ezproxy.monroecc.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.01.008 4.) Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location. To create a durable link to a journal in ScienceDirect: 1.) Perform a search in the database to locate a subscribed journal title, then click-on the journal title link to go to the journal home page in the database. 2.) Right-click on the "Shortcut link to this Title," and choose "Copy Shortcut".
3.) Paste the URL into Notepad, add the MCC Library proxy prefix, then copy and paste the link into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location. Example: Here is the database URL for the journal
Research in Developmental Disabilities copied using the "Shortcut
link to this Title" tool in ScienceDirect. Add the MCC Library proxy prefix to make a
direct link to journal level in the database: Back to Vendor List | Back to Top
Contains the following databases: Business & Company Resource Center, Custom Newspapers, Gale Health & Wellness Resource Center, Gale Virtual Reference Library, LitFinder, Literature Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Note: The procedure for locating and creating durable links available in Gale/Cengage subscription databases depends upon which database you are using. Some databases have the "InfoMark" feature while others have the "Bookmark this Document" feature. Guidelines on how to use both of these durable link features are provided below. The following Gale/Cengage databases use InfoMarks
1.) Perform a search in the database. 2.) From your results list, click-on the title of the article you are interested in. 3.) Look for the "InfoMark" symbol
Example:
4.) Copy and paste the entire URL from the web browser address bar into Notepad, add the MCC Library Proxy prefix, then copy and paste the link into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location. Example: Back to Vendor List | Back to Top The following Gale/Cengage
databases use the 1.) Perform a search in the database. 2.) From your results list, click-on the title of an entry you are interested in. 3.) Find the " Example:
4.) Copy the "Bookmark URL" and paste it into Notepad, add the MCC Library proxy prefix, then paste it into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location. Back to Vendor List | Back to Top
Contains the following databases: Book Review Digest Retrospective, OmniFile Full Text Select. 1.) Perform a search in the database. 2.) From your results list, find an article you are interested in and click-on its title. 3.) Look for the "Persistent URL" field at the bottom of the full record display. It will contain links to the HTML and/or PDF formatted version of the article.
4.) To copy the link, hold your cursor over the desired link and right-click your mouse, then select "Copy Shortcut". Open Notepad, right-click your mouse and choose "paste". Add the MCC Library proxy prefix, then copy and paste the link into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. 5.) Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location. Back to Vendor List | Back to Top
1.) Perform a search in the database. 2.) In the record for the JSTOR article you wish to establish a link to, select the "Item Information" link located at the bottom of the article citation as shown in the following image.
3.) A new screen will appear showing the "Stable URL" link for the item.
4.) Copy and paste the Stable URL into Notepad, add the MCC Library proxy prefix, then copy and paste the link into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location. Example: Back to Vendor List | Back to Top
American National Biography Online from Oxford University Press 1.) Perform a search in the database. 2.) From your results list, click-on the subject name link to display the complete entry on the screen. The document URL for the entry is located in the citation section at the bottom of the record.
3.) Copy and paste the document URL into Notepad, add the MCC Library proxy prefix, then copy and paste the link into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location.
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ProQuest contains the following databases: Criminal Justice Periodicals Index, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, ProQuest Platinum Periodicals. 1.) Perform a search in the database to locate a full-text article. 2.) Click-on the article title, and choose "Copy Link".
3.) A new window will open with the durable URL for the document. Copy and paste it into Notepad, add the MCC Library proxy prefix, then copy and paste the link into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location. Back to Vendor List | Back to Top
Books in Print Professional from R.R. Bowker 1.) Perform a search in the database. 2.) From your results list, find a record you are interested in. Click on its title link to access the "Full Description" for the item. Highlight the web address URL that appears at the top of the browser window. 3.) Copy and paste the web address URL into Notepad, add the MCC Library proxy prefix, then copy and paste the link into your ANGEL course. Highlight the URL, and choose the hyperlink icon in the ANGEL editor to make it a live link. Be sure to set the link properties for the durable URL in ANGEL to make sure it opens in a new window. Instructions on how to set link properties for URL's are located at the end of this guide. Check the link from an off-campus computer to ensure that it is accessible from a remote location.
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How to Set Link Properties for Library Database URL's in ANGEL To make sure the durable URL for a library database opens in a new window outside of the ANGEL frameset follow these steps: 1.) Highlight the durable URL as it appears in ANGEL. 2.) Click-on the hyperlink icon located at the top of the ANGEL editor.
3.) A "Link" box window will open on the
screen with the URL for the item
4.) Next choose the "Target" tab, and select
"New Window (blank)" from the
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