Introduction - Tutorial: Permanent Links to Online Documents - Library Guides at Trent University Library

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Tutorial: Permanent Links to Online Documents: Introduction

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  Introduction
  
  
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  Using a DOI
  
  
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  Examples
  
  

On This Guide

Use the tabs above for using a DOI as a permanent link and examples of links from various database providers.

Permanent Links

• Introduction
• Where to Look
• Off-Campus Access
• Test Your LInk

Permanent or Persistent Link / Durable URL / Permalink

You can't always return to an online document by copying the URL in the address bar of the page you're viewing.

• Sometimes that URL is relative to your current search session, or the path you took to get there.

To find URLs that always link to a document, use a permanent link, also called a durable or persistent URL - these don't change or expire after you leave them.



Persistent links are designed to connect directly to an online
document. Use them on a bibliography, course syllabus or reading list.



This tutorial covers how to find and use a permanent link that you can provide to others.

Examples

• See examples of persistent links in specific databases in the "Examples" tab above.
• See details about using a DOI for a link in the "Using a DOI" tab.

Introduction - Tutorial: Permanent Links to Online Documents - Library Guides at Trent University Library