A permalink or persistent link is a stable URL to a library resource. It's benefits include:
Many of our databases include the ability to create sharable links. Our most common databases are listed below. Your librarians can also help you get sharable permalinks for library resources.
The following works for the Discover All Search on our library homepage, electronic books from eBook Collection at EBSCOhost, and major indexes in EBSCO like CINAHL, MEDLINE, psycINFO, and more.
If you have an item in an EBSCO database that you want to share:
1. Click the Article Title.
2. Click the Share Button on the top right of the page.
3. Click Create Link, then Copy to Clipboard.
If you have an item in an Proquest database that you want to share:
1. Click the Article Title.
2. Click Copy URL from the top menu.
If you want to share an eBook from Proquest Ebook Central:
1. Go to the book's title page and click Share Link to Book.
2. Press Control C to copy the link.
If you want to share an item from JSTOR:
1. Click the Item's Title.
2. Click the JSTOR link under the citation information.
Note: Students will need to click the red box Log in through your school or library and search for University of West Georgia to access it.
