Resource Linking for Librarians: Article Linking

Using Findit@MU to create links to articles has several benefits:

• It will show all the options for accessing the article, so if one site is down the user can follow another path;
• It will be the most up-to-date source for our access options - if our subscription moves to another platform, this URL will not have to be revised;
• It allows you to create a customized end to the URL (e.g., assignment1, smith, etc.) rather than use a long string of nonsense characters.

Use Find a Specific Article

• Enter the journal name, volume number, issue number, start page and year for best results. 
• Click on Get Short URL
• Select the short URL to use.  You can even create your own specialized URL.
• Copy and paste the URL into LibAnswers, email, ERes, BlackBoard, etc.

Example:  http://finditatmu.library.missouri.edu/whithaus1

If you have the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for a specific article, you can use this format for a persistent URL to the article: 

http://proxy.mul.missouri.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/XX.XXXX/XXXXXX  

(Insert the DOI in place of the XX in the URL.)

Example:  http://proxy.mul.missouri.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480706294047

Many publishers will list the DOI in the citation information for the article.

Some databases provide durable links within the bibliographic record that you can use to get directly back to that record within the database.

There is no standard display for these links, so you have to look at each database carefully.

For our more heavily used resources, here are the fields that provide the durable link. 

• Ebscohost:  Permalink option listed in the Tools menu on the right; automatically includes the proxy prefix.
• JSTOR:  Stable URL listed at the top of the first page of the article view; must add the proxy prefix.
• Gale Virtual Reference Library:  Document URL listed at the end of the article; must add the proxy prefix.
• ProQuest:  Document URL located at the end of the citation/abstract; automatically includes the proxy prefix.
• ScienceDirect:  DOI URL located to the right of the citation information; must add the proxy prefix.

Please note that this is not a comprehensive list.  Contact Rhonda if you have questions.