Permanent Link Types for Popular Research Databases
See also: How to Create Permanent Links to Online Articles
| 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 |
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
- DOI example:
- 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
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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
Last Updated: 11 September 2012