Answers & FAQ's: FAQs for Faculty

Persistent Links or PermaLinks allow users to retrieve or share EBSCOhost, Nexis Uni or articles from our other databases with their students, or within their online class. These links should be used rather than by copying and pasting the url that is found in the browser's address bar. 

Directions for copying and pasting the Persistent Link or Permalink by database:

For Gateway Search/EBSCO databases

To copy a persistent link to an article:

1. From an open article, click Permalink in the Tools menu on the right.

2. Use your browser's copy and paste functionality to copy the link from the Permalink window and paste it into an email, web page, etc.

To copy a persistent link for a search:

1. Click the Share button at the top of your Result List.

2. Highlight the link text in the Permalink box and copy using your browser's copy function. You can immediately paste the link into a web site, document or e-mail.

For Nexis Uni:

Take the following steps to create an article permalink:

1. Open the article.

2. Click Actions 

3. Click Link to this page.

Take the following steps to create a Discipline Page permalink:

1. Navigate to a Discipline Page. (i.e. Business, Criminal Justice, or Political Science)

2. Click Link to page button located in the Discipline Page header image.

Take the following steps to create an Advanced Search content type permalink:

1. Navigate to Advanced Search.

2. Select the content type you want to create a permalink for. (i.e. All, News, Company and Financial, or Legal)

3. (Optional) Under Legal or Company and Financial, select the category you want to create a permalink for.
   Note: If the category name has an arrow (>) next to it, you can further drill down into that category.

4. Click Link to this page.

For Our OhioLINK EJC, EBC, & Other Databases:

Look for the share button or icon, or RAVE links. Copy and paste the link provided. If you need assistance finding the link, please contact the library.