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Databases that provide persistent URLs to individual articles

(Please note- Although we strive to keep this list up to date, it may be incomplete or inaccurate, as database vendors may change their offerings at any time, without notice.)

Also, don't forget that any of the durable URLs you find in these databases need to be put through the Library Link Generator in order to work off-campus.

Database Name	How to find the stable URL
Blackwell-Synergy	You can copy the URL from your browser's address bar in this database.
CQ Researcher	Look for the "Document URL" at the bottom of an article or document.
EBSCO databases: Academic Search Premier CINAHL Communication & Mass Media Complete EconLit Mental Measurements Yearbook Music Literature Abstracts (RILM) SocINDEX with Full Text	Look for "Persistent Link to this record" in an article citation.
Gale Databases (non-Infotrac): Biography Resource Center Biography and Genealogy Master Index Business and Company Resource Center Health and Wellness Resource Center History Resource Center: US Investext Plus Literature Resource Center What Do I Read Next?	If you see an InfoMark (a blue circle with a yellow inside) on a page, you can copy the URL from the browser address bar, and use that for your stable URL. That URL will bring you back to whatever page you saved the URL for, whether it is a search results page, marked list, or individual article.
Gale InfoTrac Databases: Academic ASAP Academic OneFile Computer Database Expanded Academic ASAP Gale Virtual Reference Library General Business File ASAP General Reference Center General Reference Center Gold Health Reference Center Academic InfoTrac OneFile Informe Junior Edition Junior Reference Collection LegalTrac Professional Collection Student Edition	Click on the green "Bookmark this Document" link in the article citation area. A window will pop up with a Bookmark URL which is a persistent URL.
JSTOR	Look for "Stable URL" in the search results list or citation.
ProQuest Databases: ABI/INFORM Global Accounting & Tax Periodicals American Periodical Series (APS) Online Banking Information Source Business Dateline Criminal Justice Periodical Index Ethnic NewsWatch GenderWatch Hoovers Company Information Pharmaceutical News Index ProQuest Career and Technical Education ProQuest European Business ProQuest Computing ProQuest Asian Business ProQuest Newspapers ProQuest Telecommunications ProQuest Religion ProQuest Education Journals ProQuest Psychology Journals ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source ProQuest Medical Library ProQuest Research Library ProQuest Dissertations and Theses	Look for "Document URL" within the article citation.
Science Direct	This database uses Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) as persistent links. Use the SummaryPlus or Full Text + Links view to look at the article. Look for the DOI link above the article title (it will look like this- doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.07.019). Right-click on that link and choose "Copy Link Location" - this is your persistent link and you may then paste it into the Link Generator. You must copy the link location and not the link text.
Wilson Databases: Applied Science & Technology Full Text Art Full Text Biological & Agricultural Index Plus Biography Index Book Review Digest Plus Business Full Text Education Full Text Essay & General Literature Index General Science Full Text Humanities Full Text Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text Library Literature & Information Science Full Text OmniFile Full Text Mega Readers' Guide Full Text, Mega Edition Social Sciences Full Text	Look for "Persistent URL" in the article citation. There will be separate URLs for the HTML version and PDF version (if both versions are available).