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Permalinks - Why to Use Them and How to Create Them: Books@Ovid

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

Creating Permalinks to Content in Books@Ovid

1.  Locate the book/book chapter you want to link to and click the title link.

 

Screenshot of search results in Books@Ovid database.

 

2.  Click the Email Jumpstart link in the Tools area at the far right.

 

Screenshot of ebook and its jumpstart link in Books@Ovid.

 

3.  Copy the URL in the Email Jumpstart box.

 

Screenshot of Jumpstart URL for item in Books@Ovid.

4.  Add the library's proxy URL to the front of the Ovid Email Jumpstart 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=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=booktext&D=books1&AN=01382420/1st_Edition/2&XPATH=/OVIDBOOK%5b1%5d/METADATA%5b1%5d/TBY%5b1%5d/AUTHORS%5b1%5d

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