Dal Libraries Un Zipped Lightning Information Sessions for
Dal Libraries Un. Zipped Lightning Information Sessions for Faculty & Researchers PERSISTENT URLS What? Why? ? And How? ? ? Ann Barrett Health Sciences Librarian September 1, 2011
Ever sent (or posted) a URL to students or colleagues that just wouldn’t work? • The URL is probably not ‘persistent’, or ‘durable’
WHAT are persistent URLs? • A "persistent link" or a "durable URL" is a link that does not expire or change over time. • Persistent links are often used to link to academic articles, search results, or e-books. • Frequently needed with subscription based resources.
WHY use persistent URLs? • Eliminate the “This link doesn’t work!” syndrome • Allows you to create URLs that work ON and OFF campus • Helps you work within fair dealing guidelines • Keeps you within the license agreement between Dalhousie and the publisher/vendor • These links should work from year to year in your OWL or course space
HOW to make them? – there are 2 ways Method 1: from a Dalhousie Libraries database Any of the Dalhousie Libraries databases offer either (or both): • A “Permalink” feature to create persistent URLs • Get. It@Dal button that has a persistent link feature Online Tutorials: Persistent URLs: What are they? http: //libcasts. library. dal. ca/Journals/URL/One/URL 1. html Persistent URLs: How to make them. http: //libcasts. library. dal. ca/Journals/URL/Two/URL 2. html
Method 1: Creating persistent URLs • from Dalhousie databases like… • Proquest • Ebsco • World. Cat Local • Pubmed
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Method 2: Creating persistent URLs • from Dalhousie Libraries e. Journals lookup Citation Linker… http: //sfxhosted. exlibrisgroup. com/dal/az Online Tutorials: Persistent URLs: What are they? http: //libcasts. library. dal. ca/Journals/URL/One/URL 1. html Persistent URLs: How to make them. http: //libcasts. library. dal. ca/Journals/URL/Two/URL 2. html
The problem of long URLs… Tiny URL http: //tinyurl. com/ • can take this… http: //aleph 1. novanet. ns. ca/F/JGT 5 UADJTKU 4 A 1 FH 8 K 15 TTKQAABI 7 TL 4 VTVBEV 1 B 1 JRDUAF 9 R 4 -54086? func=full-setset&set_number=007098&set_entry=000029 &format=999 • and make it into this. http: //tinyurl. com/3 ffknav
That’s it in a nutshell. Any questions? Dal Libraries Un. Zipped Lightning Information Sessions for Faculty & Researchers
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