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Permalinks - Why to Use Them and How to Create Them: Britannica Academic

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

Creating Permalinks to Content in Britannica Academic

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

 

Screenshot of search results in Britannica Academic.

 

2.  Copy the URL in the browser's address bar. 

 

Screenshot of article and article URL in Britannica Academic

 

3.  Add the library's proxy URL to the front of the URL - 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://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/influenza-pandemic-of-191819/2537#

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