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Linking to Electronic Articles Using PURLs and DOIs

In most cases, copying and pasting links from library databases will not work. The link changes each time the article is found because the URL is not persistent or stable. Most databases provide either a PURL (persistent URL) or a DOI (digital object identifier) for each article. These can be used to link to the full text. There are other ways to link to articles in Blackboard. See this guide.

Linking with a persistent URL (PURL)

• Many databases provide a PURL with each article. You may link directly to the PURL in Blackboard. This is fine for on campus use, but students will not be able to access the article from off campus.
• To provide off campus access, add the UNF EZproxy prefix before the PURL. This forces log in from off campus and is why there are no copyright issues.
  https://login.dax.lib.unf.edu/login?url=

Linking with a DOI (digital object identifier)

• Find the DOI and enter it here. Then copy the URL and place it after the proxy prefix.
• https://login.dax.lib.unf.edu/login?url=

Where to find PURLs and DOIs in different databases

ACM Digital Library

• Find your article.
• Select "full citation".
• Copy the DOI bookmark.
• Add it after the proxy prefix.
• Example: https://login.dax.lib.unf.edu/login?url=http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1089551.1089612

Blackwell Synergy

• The DOI is provided in the citation area of the record.
• Enter it here to find the article URL.
• Add it to the proxy prefix.

Cambridge Journals Online

• Provides the DOI beneath the citation.
• Enter it here to find the article URL.
• Add it to the proxy prefix.

CINAHL

• Click on the article title.
• The persisent link is found toward the bottom of the citation.
• Add it to the proxy prefix.

InfoTrac

• Click on the "InfoMark" link at the top left of the page.
• Copy and paste the InfoMark.
• Add it to the proxy prefix.

JSTOR

• Provides the stable URL (same as PURL) in the search results under the citation.
• Add it to the proxy prefix.

FirstSearch

• Click on the icon that says "Link Pickup" to get the PURL.
• Add it to the proxy prefix.

NewsBank

• Found at the bottom of the article with the caption "OpenURL Article Bookmark (right click, and copy the link location): "
• Add it to the proxy prefix.

Oxford Journals Online

• Provides the DOI under the article title.
• Enter it here to find the article URL.
• Add it to the proxy prefix.

ProQuest

• The purl is listed at the bottom of the citation with the caption "document URL".
• Add it to the proxy prefix.

ScienceDirect

• ScienceDirect provides the DOI. It will work the same way as a PURL.
• It is found right at the top under the citation and above the copyright statement.
• Enter it here to find the article URL.
• Add it to the proxy prefix.

SpringerLink

• Provides the DOI in the citation area of the record.
• Enter it here to find the article URL.
• Add it to the proxy prefix.

WilsonWeb

• Click on the title of the article -- not the full text link.
• At the bottom of the article, there is a link that says "Persistent URL: Click to copy the HTML (or PDF) full text article link." Just click on it and it automatically copies it.
• Now just paste it after the proxy prefix - it includes the citation.

Other Ways to Link to Full Text from within Blackboard

Contact: Barbara Tuck, 620-2616 or 620-1532, email btuck@unf.edu

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