How to Create Permalinks (PURLs) to Library Articles

Linking to an article in a library database often requires a few more steps than linking to a web page. You will need to create a stable link (also known as a 'permalink' or 'PURL').

Instructions for Linking to Articles in Databases (by database name)

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ACM Digital Library Portal

1. View article information.
2. Copy the URL from the browser address bar.

AnthroSource

1. View article in full text.
2. Copy the URL from your browser address bar.

ARTstor

1. Register for your own ARTstor account, following the instructions in the Help documentation.
2. Right-click the image in your results page.
3. Select "Display image URL" and copy the URL.
4. Add the library prefix - http://library.esc.edu/login?url=

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CollegeSource Online

1. View the article.
2. Copy the URL from your browser address bar.

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)

1. In the results page, copy the URL under your article.
2. Add the library prefix - http://library.esc.edu/login?url=

Conference Board Business Knowledge Research

1. View the article.
2. Copy the URL from your browser address bar.

Congressional Quarterly Press (CQ Researcher)

1. View the article.
2. Click "Cite Now!" link. 
   Copy the URL displayed in small window.
3. Add the library prefix - http://library.esc.edu/login?url=

Credo Reference

1. View article.
2. Copy the URL from your browser address bar.

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Daily Life Online

1. View the article.
2. Click "Cite" to the right of article title.
3. Copy the URL.
4. Add the library prefix - http://library.esc.edu/login?url=

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ebrary

1. Use the e-book catalog to locate the e-book.
2. In the results list, click the title of the e-book.
3. At top of the page, click MARC tags.
4. Scroll down to the row labeled 85640.
5. Copy the URL (only the part between the |u and |z).

EBSCOhost

(Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, PsycArticles, PsycInfo, SocIndex, ERIC, Education Source Complete, America History and Life, Historical Abstracts, Environment Complete, Communications and Mass Media Complete, and more)

1. In the results page, click the title.

2.  

   To the right of the record, click Permalink.
3. Copy the URL that appears in the box labeled "Permalink."

Education and Information Technology Library

1. View the article.
2. Copy the URL from your browser address bar.
3. Add the library prefix - http://library.esc.edu/login?url=

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Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies

1. Right-click title in results list.
2. Select "Copy Shortcut" from the drop-down menu.

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Gale Group

(ASAP, Academic OneFile, Gale Virtual Reference Library, and more)

1. View the article.
2. Click "Bookmark this Document".
3. Copy the URL provided.

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Info-Sci Online

1. View the article.
2. Copy the URL from your browser address bar.
3. Add the library prefix - http://library.esc.edu/login?url=

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JSTOR

1. View the article's Item information page.
2. Copy the stable URL.
3. Rewrite the stable URL by adding library.esc.eduafter the ".org"
   • Before: http://www.jstor.org/stable/12345678
   • After: http://www.jstor.org.library.esc.edu/stable/12345678

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Kraus Curriculum Development

1. View the article.
2. Copy the URL from your browser address bar.

Mergent Online

1. View the article.
2. Copy the URL from your browser address bar.

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netlibrary

     See instructions for EBSCOhost

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Oxford Reference Online

1. View the article.
2. Copy the URL from your browser address bar.

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ProQuest

(Research library, newspapers, and more)

1. View the article.
2. Get the URL from the Document URL field.

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Sage Journals Online

1. View the article.
2. Copy the URL from your browser address bar.

ScienceDirect

1. View the article.
2. Click "Export Citation."
3. Click the Export button.
4. Copy the URL.
5. Add the library prefix - http://library.esc.edu/login?url=

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Women and Social Movements

1. View the article.
2. Copy the URL from your browser address bar.

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