Creating durable links to full-text articles
Durable links can be created from Blackboard, Sakai and other online teaching platforms to full-text articles with a few mouse clicks.
For an example of what can be done, see this page.
For assistance, contact Cameron Barnes.
American Chemical Society
- Go to ACS
- Find the article abstract
- Find the article DOI in the abstract, eg 10.1021/bi035251+
- Turn the DOI into a durable Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link goes to the abstract. Clicking on the [HTML] or [PDF] link displays the full-text
BioOne (CSA)
- Go to BioOne
- Find the article abstract
- Write down the journal ISSN, the volume, issue and first page of the article
- Use these details to create a durable Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
This link takes students to the article in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format
CSIRO
- Go to CSIRO
- Find the article abstract
- Find the article DOI in the abstract, eg 10.1071/AR9940487
- Turn the DOI into a durable Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link goes to the abstract. Clicking on the PDF button displays the full-text
Emerald
- Go to Emerald
- Find the article abstract
- Find the article DOI in the abstract, eg 10.1108/00251740310452907
- Turn the DOI into a durable Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Gale Databases
To create durable links you must use the link below from on-campus, not the stardard Web link.
- Go to Gale Databases
- Open the abstract or full-text of the article
- Click on the Bookmark link at the top of the abstract/full-text.
- Copy the Bookmark string
- Turn the Bookmark into an EZproxied link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link goes to the HTML version of the article or article abstract. Clicking on the Acrobat Reader link will display the PDF version (if available)
Gale Virtual Reference Library
To create durable links you must use the link below from on-campus, not the stardard Web link.
- Go to Gale Databases
- Open the abstract or full-text of the article
- Click on the Bookmark link at the top of the abstract/full-text.
- Copy the Bookmark string
- Turn the Bookmark into an EZproxied link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link goes to the HTML version of the article. Clicking on the Acrobat Reader link will display the PDF version. Once at the PDF version click on the InfoMark link at the top of the page and copy the InfoMark URL
HeinOnline
- Go to HeinOnline
- Find the article you require and note down the title of the journal, the volume number and the first page number.
- Find the HeinOnline abbreviation for the journal title here.
- Use this information to create a durable link.
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link goes to the first page of the article in PDF format
HighWire
Durable linking to full-text articles is possible only if the content is free or if we have a subscription to the journal.
To create a durable link, use the link below from an on-campus site.
- Go to HighWire
- Find the article abstract
- Click on the link to Full-Text (if available) or PDF Full-Text
- Copy the URL which appears at the top of the browser window, eg http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/160/11/1907
If the URL is longer than this, delete everything after and including the first “?” - Turn the URL into an EZproxied Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link takes students to the full-text of the article in either HTML full-text or PDF full-text depending on the format available when the link was created
Informaworld (Taylor & Francis)
- Go to Informaworld
- Find the article you require. Locate the article DOI on the first page of the article or in the article Abstract
- Find the article DOI in the abstract, eg 10.1080/13617670801928233
- Turn the DOI into a durable Web link.
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link goes to article Abstract. From here, users can choose to view the article in PDF.
Informit Full Text (APAIS-FT, AGIS Plus Text, Meditext)
To create durable links you must use the link below from on-campus, not the stardard Web link.
- Find the article in APAIS-FT, AGIS Plus Text or Meditext in Informit
- Open the PDF version of the article
- Copy the URL which appears at the top of the browser window
- Turn the URL into an EZproxied Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link goes to the full-text article in PDF
IngentaConnect
Option 1
If there is a DOI in the article abstract, use these instructions.
Linking to full-text is possible only if we have a current subscription.
- Go to IngentaConnect
- Find the article abstract
- Find the article DOI in the abstract, eg 10.1111/j.1467-8446.2005.00131.x
- Turn the DOI into a durable Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: The destination of the durable link will depend on the source of the article
Option 2
If there is no DOI in the article abstract use these instructions.
(Note that the stable URL address will only take you to the contents page of that journal's issue, not the article itself.)
Linking to full-text is possible only if we have a current subscription.
- Go to IngentaConnect
- Find the article abstract
- Write down the journal ISSN, the volume, issue and first page and the last page of the article
- Use these details to create a durable Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: The destination of the durable link will depend on the source of the article.
JSTOR
- Go to JSTOR
- Perform a search
- Locate the article you require
- Click on Article Information
- Copy the Stable URL from the article information eg http://www.jstor.org/stable/3628602
- Turn the Stable URL into an EZproxied link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link goes to an intermediate page. Clicking on View Article displays the first page of the article. Clicking on PDF opens the full-text of the article in Acrobat Reader.
LexisNexis AU
- Go to the LexisNexis AU Intranet tool
- Create your link following the instructions provided by LexisNexis
- Turn the Stable URL into an EZproxied link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link takes the user to LexisNexis content in plain text format.
LWW Journals @ Ovid
- Go to http://ezproxy.une.edu.au/login?url=http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&PAGE=browse&NEWS=n&DBC=y&BROWSEOPT=browseCategories&D=yrovft
- Find the article you require
- Click on Complete Reference
- Copy the Accession Number (eg 00000539-200805000-00001)
- Use the Accession Number to create a durable Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link takes the user to the article in full-text (HTML) format. Clicking on Full Text (PDF) displays the article in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
Newsbank
- Go to Newsbank
- Find the article you require
- At the bottom of each article there is a grey box with the headline appearing as a link
- Right-click on the link and choose Copy Shortcut to copy the article URL.
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Oxford Journals
- Go to Oxford Journals Online
- Find the abstract of the article you require.
- Find the DOI in the article abstract 10.1093/gromej/cxi002
- Turn the DOI into a durable Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link goes to the article in PDF
Oxford Reference Online
- Go to Library Catalogue
- Locate the title you require
- Copy the URL from the Multimedia field in the full record for the Oxford Reference Online title (Windows users can right mouse click on the URL and choose “Copy Shortcut”)
- Turn the DOI into a durable Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link goes to the search page for the title on the Oxford Reference Online site
PNAS
To create a durable link, use the link below from an on-campus site.
- Go to PNAS
- Find your article
- Open the article abstract
- Copy the Web address which appears in the Address box at the top of your browser window, eg http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/93/25/14623
If the URL is longer than this, delete everything after and including the first “?” - Turn the Web Address into an EZproxied URL
- Paste the EZproxied link into your online teaching material.
This link takes students to the article abstract, from which they can open the full-text in PDF.
ProQuest
To create a durable link, use the link below from an on-campus site.
- Go to ProQuest
- Find your article
- Find the article abstract
- Copy the Document URL from the Abstract, eg http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=873690351&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=
20804&RQT=309&VName=PQD - Turn the Document URL into an EZproxied Web link
- Paste the EZproxied Web link into your online teaching material.
Note: This link goes to the article abstract. Links are available from here to the full-text in PDF or HTML format (if available)
PsycARTICLES
- Go to PsycARTICLES
- Find the article abstract
- Write down the journal ISSN, the volume, issue and first page of the article
- Use these details to create a durable Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
This link takes students to the article in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
Sage
Option 1
If there is a DOI in the article abstract, use these instructions.
Linking to full-text is possible only if we have a current subscription.
- Go to Sage and find the article you require
- Find the DOI in the first page of the journal article, eg 10.1177/001946460103800305
- Turn the DOI into a durable Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
This link takes students to the article in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format
Option 2
If there is no DOI in the article abstract or the DOI does not work, use these instructions. Linking to full-text is possible only if we have a current subscription.
- Go to Sage and find the article you require
- Click on the PDF Full Text link.
- Copy the URL which appears in the browser window when the full-text appears.
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
This link takes students to the article in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format
ScienceDirect
- Go to ScienceDirect
- Find the article abstract
- Find the article DOI in the abstract, eg 10.1016/j.agee.2007.10.008
- Turn the DOI into a durable Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
This link takes students to the article in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
SpringerLink
- Go to SpringerLink
- Find your article.
- Find the DOI in the article abstract, eg 10.1007/s10980-004-3159-6
- Turn the DOI into a durable Web link
- Paste the link into your online teaching material.
This link takes students to the article abstract. From here the article can be opened in PDF or HTML (if available). PDF files are downloadable one page at a time or as a single file.
Wiley Interscience
- Go to Wiley InterScience
- Find the article abstract
- Find the DOI at the end of the article abstract, eg 10.1002/jcb.240630703
- Turn the DOI into a durable Web link
- Paste link into your online teaching material.
This link takes students to the article abstract. From here the article can be opened in PDF.
