Help, Guides and Instructions: Persistent Links/Permalinks

Most  journal online archives have an icon for persistent links somewhere on the page of the article.  Often times this icon is a clipboard image or a chain link image.  Clicking on the icon will create the persistent URL for that particular resource.

** It is important to remember to add the proxy server prefix to the beginning of the persistent URL.  For example: 

http://usnwc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1652086

Green= proxy prefix   Blue= persistent URL

Below are instructions on finding persistent links in the Naval War College Library’s most used electronic resources:

What if the electronic resource I found an article in doesn’t have a persistent link icon?

Many online resources do not have an easily available persistent link.  Many times you can find a stable URL listed in the abstract of an article, on the bottom of the page where it lists the location the article was retrieved from, or through a DOI—which is a unique alphanumeric string assigned to an individual digital object.  If none of these options are evident in a database, simply copy and paste the URL in the web address box—just keep in mind that this URL may not stay stable over a long period of time.

There may be instances where you would like to link to specific electronic resources in general,  without linking to a specific article.  To create a persistent link to a database:

• Click on the "Electronic Resources A-Z" link on the library homepage.

• Find the resource on the A to Z list.  Click on the "share"   icon to copy and paste the persistent link.

To link to items in the results page of a search in Primo VE Search, you must:

• Search and find items in Primo
• Once you find the item you are interested in, click on the "Permanent Link" icon to copy and paste the persistent link: