Research Guides: Faculty Services & Library Helps: URL's and Linking

EBSCO

When viewing an article, click on the title to open the full article record.

Click the "Permalink" option from the Tools menu on the right.

When the "Permalink" box appears above the article, copy the URL and paste it into Learning Studio.

Gale Cengage

Once you have located an article, click on the title to view the full record.

Scroll to the bottom of the record and locate the "Document URL"

Highlight the URL, copy it, and paste it into Bb.

Sage / Emerald / Project Muse / Wiley

Once you have located an article, click on the title to view the full record.

Locate the URL in your browser's address bar.

Highlight the URL, copy it, and paste it into Bb.

Linking to Articles

The best way to connect students with library articles is by providing them with a URL to the item. Articles should not be posted directly to Brightspace without written permission from the publisher. In most cases, you do not automatically have permission to disseminate electronic copies of articles.

When linking to an article,you must have the proper URL.

The URL must contain the Library's proxy information in order to work from off-campus.

This URL is usually called the Permanent URL, Permalink, or Stable URL.

Use the directions on this page to find the correct URL in various databases.

Here is what the beginning of the URL looks like for databases other than EBSCO, ProQuest or Gale:

https://go.openathens.net/redirector/indwes.edu?url=...

If your link is missing the OA prefix, then use the OpenAthens link generator to create a link that will work both on and off campus

https://go.openathens.net/generate/