You can create a link to many of the articles available through Library databases and online journals.
In order to create a link to an article, you need to use a persistent link. These are sometimes called persistent URLs, stable URLs or DOIs (digital object identifiers.)
Some databases and online journals have persistent links to the article level. You can copy and paste these URLs into your course page.
Example from an EBSCO Database:
CAUTION: In order for your students to be able to access the articles from off campus, the persistent link needs to include the prefix for the Libraries’ proxy server. If the persistent URL does not have this prefix, you can easily just add it to the front of the link. The proxy server prefix is "http://ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/login?url=".
If you are adding the link to your Blackboard course, use this prefix instead - "http://ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/login?auth=ezproxy&url=." By doing so, students will be passed directly to the resource without having to log in again with their UT EID.
Example from JSTOR:
Use the Stable URL in JSTOR but add "http://ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/login?url=" before http://links.jstor.org… or, if you are using the link in a Blackboard course, add "http://ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/login?auth=ezproxy&url=" before http://links.jstor.org...
Not all databases and online journals provide persistent links to the articles contained in them. In these situations, you must create your own persistent link using citation information as follows:
box will pop up which shows all of the options for accessing the article online. Double check at least one access point to ensure that it takes you to the article you want. Keep in mind that some links will take you to the journal, volume or issue level, or may even put you at the search screen for a database. In these cases, you will want to provide your students with instructions on how to find the article from this point.
box. You will need to provide them with instructions about what to expect and how to proceed from there.
Different online journal and database vendors provide different usage rights. To find out whether you have the right to use a persistent link on your course page, do the following:
box and click on Usage Rights. Look for information about persistent linking.
box, look for the Usage Rights link.
If you cannot find information about usage rights, please contact Ronda Rowe (rrowe@austin.utexas.edu), University of Texas Libraries, for assistance.
