What are permalinks?
Permalinks are permanent links, stable URLs or web addresses that provide consistent access to a webpage. It allows the reader to go directly to the source being shared. Permalinks therefore are suitable for citation and sharing articles or journals to a wider audience. If you use a permalink on the VLE (Canvas) to link to an article for students to read, this means the article link is stable - and won't change over time.
How do you find or access permalinks?
You can generate a permalink for Library items via the Discovery Catalogue. On a bibliographic record, click the ‘Share’ button, and copy the link provided in the pink box. Most of the databases that the Library subscribes to provide access to permalinks to articles. On JSTOR you can find the permalink to the article under the title and publication details. If you see a link with DOI (Direct Object Identifier) at the beginning, this is also a permalink. If in doubt look out for the link symbol.
Link to a LibGuide
After navigating to the LibGuide you want to share, scroll to the bottom of the page where you will see a URL. Copy and paste this into Canvas for your students to enjoy!
ICLA Higher Education Licence
Under the ICLA Higher Education Licence, HEI staff and visiting academics can:
The following types of publications are covered under the licence:
The works copied must be lawfully owned, held or accessed by the HEI and must not be infringing copies.
A list of excluded works is available on the ICLA website.