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Permalinks - Why to Use Them and How to Create Them: NewsBank

Use this guide to learn how to create permalinks to library content.

Creating Permalinks to Content in NewsBank

1.  Locate the article you want to link to and click the article title link.

 

 

2.  Click the permalink icon the the top right of the tool bar. 

 

Screenshot of article in NewsBank database.

 

3.  Copy the URL in the pop-up box. 

 

Screenshot of permalink pop-up box in the NewsBank database.

 

4.  Add the library's proxy URL to the front of the NewsBank link - https://uiwtx.idm.oclc.org/login?url=  - before you

    copy and paste the URL into your Canvas site.  The proxy URL allows users to access this material off campus. 

    The URL will look like this: 

    https://uiwtx.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=A2A7651331294D8881452746AA0E1A55&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1799E874B4609D78

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