Online Learning Resources : Stable Links

When adding a journal article, e-book, or other e-resources to a course site, it's important to use a stable URL or permalink:

• The URL in the browser address bar does not usually work to allow others to return to a library resource.
• A proxy prefix is needed to allow students to login remotely.

Links are preferred to loading the PDF:

• No copyright review is needed to link to a licensed library resource.
• Links give the library usage data to justify the cost of e-resources.

Find stable links in the body of the article record, NOT in the browser address bar.

• See examples below for ProQuest, EBSCOhost, and JSTOR.
• Be sure to add the proxy link immediately before the URL: http://proxy.cc.uic.edu/login?url=

Textbooks

• Most textbook publishers (e.g., Cengage, Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, Pearson) do not make their e-books available for use by multiple students, to protect individual sales.
• However, it's worth checking with the liaison librarian, because not every book required for course reading falls into this category.

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