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Permanent Link Types for Popular Research Databases
See also: Create Permanent Links to Online Articles
Description of Link Types
Browser URL Link
The URL displayed at the top of your web browser window (IE, Firefox, etc.)
DOI-based Link
The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is an increasingly common type of persistent link. A DOI is a standardized method for identifying an electronic object.
- DOI example:
10.1021/ac0354342 - DOI permanent link example:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac0354342 - DOI's often appear in the citation, the abstract, or the full-text of an article.
- Off-Campus and DOI Link Creator - turn a DOI into a Queen's-only link
Link in Article Citation
A permanent URL provided listed the article citation or abstract. The permanent link may be labeled "Stable URL", "Document URL", "Persistent Link" or something similar, depending on the database platform.
OVID Accession Number
Locate, copy, and paste the "Accession Number" into the following URL:
http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&PAGE=fulltext&D=ovft&AN=0000xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxx&NEWS=N- Accession number example:
00005064-200907001-00061 - Permanent URL example:
http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&PAGE=fulltext&D=ovft&AN=00005064-200907001-00061&LOGOUT=Y
| Database/Journal Publisher | DOIs available? | Permanent Link Type |
|---|---|---|
| ABI INFORM (ProQuest) | No | Link in article citation: "Document URL" |
| Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) | Sometimes | Link in article citation: "Persistent link to this record" |
| ACLS Humanities E-Book | No | Link in article citation: "Title Record" -> "URL" |
| CPI.Q Canadian Periodical Index (Gale) | No | Link in article citation: "Bookmark this Document" |
| E-brary | No | Browser URL *can link to entire book only (not specific page/chapter) |
| EBSCO databases | Sometimes | Link in article citation: "Persistent link to this record" |
| Elsevier Science Direct | Yes | DOI |
| Gale | Sometimes | Link in article citation: "Bookmark this Document" |
| JSTOR | No | Link in article citation: "Item information" -> "Stable URL" |
| informaworld (Taylor & Francis Journals) | Sometimes | Browser URL or DOI |
| MyiLibrary | No | Link in article citation: "Citation" |
| Nature.com | Yes | DOI or Browser URL |
| OVID | Sometimes | OVID Accession Number |
| Oxford Reference | No | Entries: Link in article citation: "How to cite this entry" (bottom of page); Book: Browser URL |
| Oxford Scholarship | Sometimes | DOI or Link in article citation: "Citation Export" |
| Project Muse | No | Browser URL |
| ProQuest | No | Link in article citation: "Document URL" |
| Sage Full-Text | Sometimes | DOI or CSA Full-Text Link |
| ScienceDirect (Elsevier) | Yes | DOI |
| Scholars Portal Search | Sometimes | View Record -> DOI *If the DOI link does not work, use the CSA full-text link |
| SpringerLink/Springer E-Books | Sometimes | DOI or Browser URL |
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