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Research Guides: How to Create Persistent Article Links
This page provides instructions to help you create persistent URLs linking directly to an article in the following databases:
- ABI/Inform
- America's Newspapers
- Business Source Complete
- Factiva
- JSTOR
- Lexis/Nexis Academic
- PsycINFO
- ScienceDirect
- Other Databases that provide article DOI numbers: Use the DOI Link Builder
Make sure your persistent article links start with the following root URL:
http://gsbproxy.stanford.edu/login?url=
The purpose of the root URL is to enable easy access to articles from off-campus.
ABI/Inform
1. Go to ABI/INFORM and find your article. From Document View, click on
to get the article link.
2. Add the root URL to the article link.
For example:
If you are getting a link using an off-campus computer and the link includes "gsbproxy.stanford.edu" as below, use as it is.
America's Newspapers
1. Go to America's Newspapers and search Access World News to find your article. From the full text article view, right click and copy the link at the bottom of the page
For example:
If you are getting a link using an off-campus computer and the link includes "gsbproxy.stanford.edu" as below, use as it is.
Business Source Complete
1. Go to Business Source Complete and find your article. From Citation view, copy the link under "Persistent link to this record (Permalink)".
2. Add the root URL to the article link.
For example:
If you are getting a link using an off-campus computer and the link includes "gsbproxy.stanford.edu" as below, use as it is.
Factiva
Use the link builder to create persistent article links.
JSTOR
1. In JSTOR, find your article. Open the Article Information view, copy the Stable URL.
2. Add the root URL to the "Stable URL".
For example: http://gsbproxy.stanford.edu/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/257877
Lexis/Nexis Academic
Step 1: Go to Lexis/Nexis Academic, and find your article.
Step 2: Use the Durable Links Builder to walk you through creating an article link.
Step 3: Add the proxy root URL to the front of the link: http://gsbproxy.stanford.edu/login?url=
For example:
The link given by the link builder is:
http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sr?shr=t&csi=7923&sr=HLEAD(REAL+POTENTIAL+OF+
APPLE'S+IPHONE)+AND+DATE+IS+2009The persistent link for your article is:
1. In PsycINFO, find your article and click on 'View Record". Locate the DOI number of the article (see image below).
2. Paste the DOI number into the DOI Link Builder to create the persistent article link.
Find the DOI number:
ScienceDirect
1. In ScienceDirect, find your article and open the "Article" view. Locate the DOI number of the article (see image below).
2. Paste the DOI number into the DOI Link Builder to create the persistent article link.
Find the DOI number: (Use the number following doi: )
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![[photo - Helen Losch]](/jacksonlibrary/images/staff/helen.jpg)
![[image - ABI-INFORM screen]](/jacksonlibrary/images/research_guides/abi_durablelink.jpg)

![[image - EBSCO screen]](/jacksonlibrary/images/research_guides/ebsco_durablelink.jpg)
![[image - JSTOR screen]](/jacksonlibrary/images/research_guides/jstor_durablelink.jpg)
![[image - PsycINFO]](/jacksonlibrary/images/research_guides/psycinfo_doi.jpg)
