A persistent link to a journal article is a URL, or web address, that links directly to that journal article. Some, but not all, databases provide persistent links to articles. See the following list to determine whether a given database offers persistent links and, if so, how to obtain them.

A persistent link can be posted on Moodle or, in most cases, included in an email message. Whether you are posting or emailing the persistent link, be sure to include two versions of the link: the persistent link found by the appropriate method listed below and the persistent link with the proxy server prefix attached. This method should ensure both on- and off-campus access. If the first link does not work for users, they should try the second.

To create the prefixed link, simply paste the prefix http://cacheproxy.lfc.edu:2048/login?url= immediately before the persistent link URL. For example, the persistent link http://www.xyz.aaa would become http://cacheproxy.lfc.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.xyz.aaa with the addition of the prefix.

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Database	Persistent Link to a Given Article?	Method
Academic Search Premier - EBSCO	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
Academic Lexis-Nexis	NO
Access	NO
AGRICOLA	NO
Alternative Press Index	NO
Alternative Press Index Archive	NO
America: History and Life	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
American Chemical Society Web Editions	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
America's News Magazines	YES	The OpenURL link (the title of the article) is located at the bottom of the article. Right-click on the title link, and depending on your browser, click on "Copy Shortcut" or "Copy Link Location." Then paste the link into the desired location.
Annual Reviews	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
Anthropological Index Online	SOMETIMES	Articles found in JSTOR have persistent links. For JSTOR articles, the "Stable URL" found in the citation record is the persistent link.
AP Images	NO
ArtAbstracts	YES	In the article's full-text, click on "Link Pickup" button in upper corner. The URL listed below "IP address recognition URL for direct article access" is the persistent link.
ArticleFirst	YES	In the article's full-text, click on "Link Pickup" button in upper corner. The URL listed below "IP address recognition URL for direct article access" is the persistent link.
Art Images Collection - SASKIA	YES	Clicking on the "reference url" link at the top of the page above the toolbar will open a new window that contains a URL that can be copied and pasted into the desired location.
Arts & Humanities Search	NO
BasicBIOSIS	NO
B.E. Journals in Theoretical Economics Advances in Theoretical... Contributions to Theoretical... Frontiers of Theoretical... Topics in Theoretical...	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
BioDigest	NO
BioOne	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location. You can also build a link. See http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=help&type=linking.
Blackwell-Synergy	NO
BooksInPrint	NO
Business Source Elite	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
Chicago Tribune (1985-the present)	YES	The OpenURL link (the title of the article) is located at the bottom of the article. Right-click on the title link, and depending on your browser, click on "Copy Shortcut" or "Copy Link Location." Then paste the link into the desired location.
Chicago Tribune (historical, 1849-1985)	YES	On the results page, click on the desired article's Abstract link. The "Document URL" link listed in the abstract is the persistent link.
Choice Reviews Online	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
Chronicle of Higher Education (1995-the present)	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
ClasePeriodica	YES	In the article's full-text, click on "Link Pickup" button in upper corner. The URL listed below "IP address recognition URL for direct article access" is the persistent link.
Communication & Mass Media Complete	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
ConsumerIndex	NO
Contemporary Women's Issues - CWI	NO
Credo Reference	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
Current Contents	NO
Dictionary (Merriam-Webster)	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
Digital Sanborn Maps	YES	In the window that the enlarged map opens into, click on "Download Map." This will open a pdf file. Copy and paste the pdf file's URL into the desired location.
Disclosure	NO
Dissertation Abstracts	NO
EBSCO Animals	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
EconLit	NO
Economist's Voice	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
Electronic Collections Online	YES	In the article's full-text, click on "Link Pickup" button in upper corner. The URL listed below "IP address recognition URL for direct article access" is the persistent link.
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism	NO
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender	NO
ERIC	YES	OVID: View full text. At the top of the page, click on "Email Jumpstart" link. "Your Jumpstart URL" is the persistent link. EBSCOhost: The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
Ethnic Newswatch	YES	From the Results page, click on the article's "Full text" link. The "Document URL" toward the top of the full-text page is the persistent link.
Facts on File	NO
FactSearch	NO
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
GEOBASE	NO
GPO	SOMETIMES	Some citation records contain an "Access-->" section that has the URL for the document that can be clicked on or copied and then pasted into the desired location.
GreenFILE	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
Harper's Weekly	YES	Copying and pasting URL into the desired location works if you paste, then accept agreement, & then paste again.
Harvard Educational Review Online	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
Health Source: Consumer Edition	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
Highwire Press	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
Historical Abstracts	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
Hoover's	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
Illinois Newspapers	YES	The OpenURL link (the title of the article) is located at the bottom of the article. Right-click on the title link, and depending on your browser, click on "Copy Shortcut" or "Copy Link Location." Then paste the link into the desired location.
Info to Go	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
Ingenta Select, now Liebert Online	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
Institute of Physics	NO
Journals@Ovid	YES	View full text. At the top of the page, click on "Email Jumpstart" link. "Your Jumpstart URL" is the persistent link
JSTOR	YES	The "Stable URL" found in the citation record is the persistent link.
Lake Forester	YES	The OpenURL link (the title of the article) is located at the bottom of the article. Right-click on the title link, and depending on your browser, click on "Copy Shortcut" or "Copy Link Location." Then paste the link into the desired location.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
Making of America	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
MAS Ultra - School Edition	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
Media Review Digest	NO
MEDLINE	YES	In the article's full-text, click on "Link Pickup" button in upper corner. The URL listed below "IP address recognition URL for direct article access" is the persistent link.
Military & Government Collection	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
MLA International Bibliography	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
National Climatic Data Center Online	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
National Trade Data Bank	NO
Nature and Nature Genetics	NO
Newspaper Abstracts	NO
Newspaper Source	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
New York Times Article Archive (1851-the present)	NO
OED Online	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
OVID databases	YES	See specific OVID databases.
PapersFirst	NO
Physician's Desk Reference	NO
Philosopher's Index	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
PILOTS	NO
PLoS Biology	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
PNAS Online	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
Primary Search	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
Proceedings	NO
Professional Development Collection	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
Project Muse	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
PROLA (Physical Review Online Archive)	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
PsycInfo	YES	View full text. At the top of the page, click on "Email Jumpstart" link. "Your Jumpstart URL" is the persistent link
PubMed	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
PubMed Central	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
Regional Business News	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
Scientific American Archive Online	NO	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
SciFinder Scholar	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
SIRSResearcher	NO
Social Services Abstracts	NO
Sociological Abstracts	NO
Stat-USA/Internet	YES	Copy and paste the article's URL into the desired location.
Teacher Reference Center	YES	The persistent link URL is listed in the article's citation record.
Value Line Investment Survey	NO
WebFeat	NO
WilsonSelectPlus	YES	In the article's full-text, click on "Link Pickup" button in upper corner. The URL listed below "IP address recognition URL for direct article access" is the persistent link.
WorldAlmanac and Book of Facts	NO
WorldCat	NO
WorldCatDissertations	NO
Worldscope	NO
Your Journals@OVID	YES	View full text. At the top of the page, click on "Email Jumpstart" link. "Your Jumpstart URL" is the persistent link