Integrating Persistent Links into Course-Related
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Rita Lo
Manager, Information Commons & Library Systems
Bankier Library
Brookdale Community College
Revised August 2012
Integrating Persistent Links into Course-Related
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Outline of Presentation
 What are persistent links?
 Why the need to use persistent links?
 How to create persistent links for off-campus access:
 Step 1: Identify the links to the full-text article
 Step 2: Verify / Add authentication / proxy server prefix information
 Step 3: Post persistent links for students to retrieve
 Proxy server authentication login
 List of available subscription and licensed resources:
Examples: OPAC (online Public Access Catalog), EBSCO, InfoTrac, JSTOR,
ProQuest, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Facts on File, LexisNexis
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What are persistent links?
 Permanently linked URLs that connect users directly to full-text articles by
clicking on an embedded link (including library proxy server) within a website
 Enabling students to read relevant articles from within ANGEL without separate
authentication and without searching the databases themselves
 Also known as “durable” or “stable”, but may not necessarily be permanent links
 Useful for creating syllabi, online reading lists, bibliographies, and other
research tools
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Why the need to use persistent links?
 Assist instructors in compliance with licensing and copyright law regulations that
govern the use and dissemination of subscription and licensed resources when
downloading full-text articles and making them available through a courseware
system or departmental websites
 Ease of access and simplicity of verification process when viewing full-text
articles from off-campus
 Eliminate the need to make multiple copies for in class distribution
 Available to students 24/7
 Adaptable tool to include in online courses
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How to create persistent links for off-campus access?
 Persistent links for off-campus can only be accessed where authentication is
available
 Proxy server provides authentication by verifying that a user (currently enrolled
students, faculty and staff) has a relationship with the Brookdale Community
College Bankier Library
 If a Web page is created using persistent links and a proxy server prefix is not
included, users attempting to access full-text articles will either be denied or asked
for an unavailable password
 The proxy server prefix format is as follows:
http://0-target-server.library.brookdalecc.edu/remainder-of-url
 Integrating full-text articles into an ANGEL or HTML page can be implemented in
three easy steps, regardless of databases searched
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Three easy steps
 Step1: Identify the link to the full-text article
 Step 2: Verify or add authentication / proxy server prefix information
 Step 3: Post and verify the persistent link URLs for students to retrieve
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Step 1: Identifying the link
 Different names are used to identify persistent links. The vendor EBSCO uses
the term persistent link while others use bookmark, article link, durable link or
stable URL to refer to the same item.
 Once a full-text article is located, search the record for the persistent link
information.
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Step 2: Verify / add proxy server prefix
 The proxy server prefix contains two separate bits of information.
 The first bit is the number zero follow by a dash, i.e.,
http:// becomes  “http://0-”
 The second bit is the name of the library server: “ .library.brookdalecc.edu”
 Example:
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http://0search.ebscohost.com.library.brookdalecc.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=206253
21&site=ehost-live
 Example 2:
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http://0-find.galegroup.com.library.brookdalecc.edu/itx/infomark.do?contentSet=IACDocuments&docType=IAC&type=retrieve&tabID=T002&prodId=AIM&docId=A152513402&use
rGroupName=brookdalecc&version=1.0&searchType=BasicSearchForm&source=gale
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Step 3: Post and verify the persistent link URL
 Insert the persistent links created in steps 1 and 2 into an ANGEL or HTML
page
 When students click on the persistent link, they will be asked to verify by
entering their last name and their 14-digit library barcode. The assigned
barcode is located on the back of the College ID card.
 Students may call the library Help Desk at 732-224-2443 should they encounter
errors such as
 Inability to locate patron record
 Patron record contains expired expiration date
 Patron record contains invalid barcode
 Etc…
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Proxy server authentication
 Persistent link procedure will work both on and off-campus. Off-campus users
will be able to use the links after authentication has been established
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List of subscription and licensed resources
 Databases / Indexes
 OPAC
 EBSCO
 Infotrac
 JSTOR
 Facts on File
 ProQuest
 Lexis-Nexis
 Oxford English Dictionary
 Britannica Online
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OPAC - online public access catalog

Connect to the library online catalog from http://ux.brookdalecc.edu/library
 Find a book, periodical or journal
 From the search results screen, click on the title of the relevant citation
 Click on the “Persistent link to this record is” link.
 Locate the persistent link information from the address bar, highlight, then right click
to copy the URL
 Post the persistent link URL into your ANGEL or HTML website
 Library OPAC does not require the first bit of proxy server prefix http://0- because the
library OPAC is available to everyone without restrictions
 Examples:

http://library.brookdalecc.edu/record=b1009620~S0 (book)

http://library.brookdalecc.edu/record=b1022037~S0 (periodical)
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EBSCO databases
 Connect to an EBSCO database
 Find the full-text article
 From the search result screen, click on the title of the relevant citation
 Click on the “Detailed Record” link
 Click on the “Permalink” under Tools
 Highlight the URL, then right click to copy the persistent link
 Post the persistent link URL into your ANGEL shell or HTML website
 Example
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http://0-web.ebscohost.com.library.brookdalecc.edu/ehost/detail?hid=107&sid=26187814-f60f4963-847d6943bd12ce2c%40sessionmgr114&vid=12&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db
=hlh&AN=45180660
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Select, right click, and
copy the URL
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InfoTrac/Gale Group databases
 Connect to the InfoTrac/Gale Group database (such as Literature Resource
Center)
 Find the full-text article or citation.
 From the search result screen, click on the Full-Text with graphics or PDF pages of
the relevant article.
 Click on the Bookmark link (found in the banner area at the top left of the page).
 Highlight the URL, then right click to copy the Bookmark link.
 Example -- > http://0-find.galegroup.com.library.brookdalecc.edu/itx/infomark.do?contentSet=IACDocuments&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=AIM&docId=A155749898&retrieveFormat=PDF&us
erGroupName=brookdalecc&version=1.0&isMultiPage=false&noOfPages=14&source=gale
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Select, right
click, and copy
the URL
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JSTOR database
 Connect to the JSTOR database
 Find the full-text article.
 Click on the “View citation” link on the top right of the screen. The item citation
includes the Stable URL .
 Highlight the URL, and then right click to copy the Stable URL.
 Post the URL in your ANGEL shell or website.
 Example
http://0-www.jstor.org.library.brookdalecc.edu/stable/3699524
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Select, right
click, and
copy the URL
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Facts on File
 Connect to the Facts on File database
 Find the full-text article you want to link to
 Scroll down to the bottom of the article page to copy the Record URL
 Replace the front part of the URL

http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp
 With the proxy server prefix information

http://0-online.infobaselearning.com.library.brookdalecc.edu/Directlink.aspx
 Post the URL in your ANGEL shell or website
 Example

http://0online.infobaselearning.com.library.brookdalecc.edu/Directlink.aspx?ItemID=WE
54&SID=5&iPin=CAP270&SingleRecord=True
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Select, right
click, and copy
the URL
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ProQuest databases
 Connect to a ProQuest database (e.g.,New York Times Historical Newspaper)
 Find the full-text article
 From the search results screen, click on the relevant citation
 Click the
. Copy link in the toolbar (found in the banner area at the top of the page)
 Another window will open with the “durable link “
 Highlight the URL, then right click to copy the durable link
 Post the durable link URL into your ANGEL or HTML website
 Example

http://0proquest.umi.com.library.brookdalecc.edu/pqdweb?did=105385448&sid=1&Fmt=10&clientId=
44860&RQT=309&VName=HNP
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Select, right click,
and copy the URL
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
 Connect to the Encyclopaedia Britannica
 Find the full-text article
 From the search results screen, click on the Cite Article link (found in the banner area
at the top of the page). Or
 Scroll down to find the persistent link information to the article
 Highlight the URL, then right click to copy the persistent link
 Post the persistent link URL into your ANGEL or HTML website
 Example

http://0-www.britannica.com.library.brookdalecc.edu/EBchecked/topic/103673/Miguel-deCervantes
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Select, right
click, and
copy the URL
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LexisNexis Academic (New York Times)
 Find the full-text article
 Click on a document in the results list
 There is a Icon Bar appear in the top right corner of your document
 Click the Permalink icon
 Right click the bold text and select copy shortcut
 Post the URL in your ANGEL shell or website
 Example

http://0www.lexisnexis.com.library.brookdalecc.edu/lnacui2api/api/version1/getDocCui?lni=53BJ8BY1-JBKK-53MD&csi=379740&hl=t&hv=t&hnsd=f&hns=t&hgn=t&oc=00240&perma=true
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Questions ?
Contact:
Rita Lo (732)224-2440
rlo@brookdalecc.edu