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Faculty Resources & Services

A guide to the Bishop Library resources and services that are available to faculty.

Create Permalinks

This page will help you create links (that work) to Bishop Library resources.

Be aware that one can not simply copy the browser's URL to access a resource.  To enable reliable, permanent access, you must use a permanent or permalink.

Permalinks may also be called static URLs, durable URLs, stable URLs and persistant URLs.  Also, for links to work off-campus, they must be proxied.  Proxing authenticates LVC users (via login) from off-campus. 

Directions for creating permalinks--and dealing with the proxy--are found in the subtabs above.

Need assistance creating permalinks not covered in this guide?  Please contact Lori Nyce.

To create links to articles found in Bishop Library's databases, you need to know the vendor.  You can figure out the vendor by looking for a vendor logo on your search screen.  Bishop Library's most common vendors are:

                                                 

Find directions for each vendor below.

EBSCOhost

  • Links to individual records may now be copied from your browser's address bar.  
  • Links to searches within EBSCOhost databases may also be copied from your browser's address bar.
  • Create shorter links by marking the record (box to the left of article title), selecting the share icon (pictured below), then choosing Create Link.

  • EBSCO links now work on and off-campus.  They no longer need to be proxied.

 

JSTOR              

  • Click on the JSTOR database from the online database list.
  • Search for an article.
  • Click on the article title.
  • Find the stable URL (JSTOR calls permalinks stable URLs)  just below the journal article citation
  • For off-campus access, you MUST include a proxy.
  • Add the proxy https://proxy-lvc.klnpa.org/login?url=  to the beginning of the JSTOR URL.
  • Proxied link for off-campus access:  https://proxy-lvc.klnpa.org/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/99094  

 

ProQuest

  • Click on the ProQuest database from the online database list.
  • Search for an article.
  • Click on the article title.
  • Click on the Copy URL icon found on the upper RH corner of the full record.

 

  • ProQuest links work both on and off-campus.  They do not need to be proxied.

 

Other Vendors

You can create a permalink to searches in the library catalog.

  • Search the Bishop Library Catalog. 
  • Then, from the search results page, copy the URL.  

 

  • Retrieve a permalink to the specific book  record by clicking on the book title and then clicking on the permalink icon.

 

EBook Central

Ebook Central is an online database of over 366,000 full-text academic e-books. 

To create a permalink:

  • Click on the link to Ebook Central from the online database list.
  • Search for an eBook.
  • Click on the title of the eBook you want to view.
  • Click on the Share Link to Book option under the Book Cover (left-hand side).
  • Copy/paste the URL.
  • EBook Central URLs will work both on and off-campus.

Please Note:  Our Ebook Central subscription does not include perpetual access rights.  Titles are added and removed by the vendor on a regular basis.  A permalink created for a title will fail if the title has been removed by ProQuest.

 

eBook Collection (EBSCO)

Bishop Library provides access to several different EBSCO eBook Collections.  Each of these sub-collections may be searched separately, or all collections may be searched collectively within eBook Collection (EBSCO). 

eBook Academic Collection, eBook Business Collection, eBook Community College Collection, eBook Education Collection, eBook EngineeringCore Collection, eBook History Collection, eBook Clinical/Medical Collection, eBook Nursing Collection, eBook Public Library Collection, eBook Religion Collection, eBook Diversity & Ethnic Studies Collection, eBook Psychology/Psychiatry Collection, eBook Spanish & Portugese Collection, eBook University Press Collection.

To create a permalink:

  • Links to individual records may now be copied from your browser's address bar.  
  • Links to searches within EBSCOhost databases may also be copied from your browser's address bar.
  • Create shorter links by marking the record (box to the left of article title), selecting the share icon, then choosing Create Link 

Credo Reference  

To create a permalink:

  • Click on Credo Reference from the online database list.
  • Search for your subject or topic.
  • Click on the title of the article.
  • Click on the share icon at the top of the article, choose copy link.
  • Credo Reference links work both on- and off-campus.

 

Gale EBooks 

To create a permalink:

  • Click on Gale EBooks from the online database list.
  • Search for your topic.
  • Click on a results title.
  • Click on the Bookmark icon on the top menu.  Copy/paste the URL.

  

Proxied URL from Gale EBooks for off-campus access:

https://proxy-lvc.klnpa.org/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3056200112&v=2.1&u=pl9212&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=06292dde0fb47ecff2

Avon

  • Click on the search icon, search for your topic.
  • Choose your video by clicking on the icon.
  • Click on the share icon.  
  • Here, you'll choose one of several links:

  • The permalink is a direct link.  It is already proxied, so it will work off-campus.  The embed code may be used to insert the video directly into a Canvas page.  It, too, is already proxied.   Directions on how to embed a video in Canvas may be found under Kanopy.

 

Kanopy

  • Click on the search icon, search for your topic or use browse to see available films.
  • Choose your video by clicking on the film icon.
  • Click on the share tab.
  • Here, you'll copy either an embed link or a direct link.
  • For off-campus access of direct links, you must add LVC's proxy to the beginning of the links.  LVC's proxy is:

https://proxy-lvc.klnpa.org/login?url=

  • A Kanopy direct link of https://www.kanopy.com/en/lvc/video/2008533 proxied for off-campus access will look like this:

https://proxy-lvc.klnpa.org/login?url=https://www.kanopy.com/en/lvc/video/2008533

  • Embed links enable you to directly insert the video into a Canvas page.  They do not need to be proxied.  To insert the video into Canvas, on your Canvas page, choose Edit.  
  • Click on the </> icon, to the bottom right of the screen being edited.  
  • Paste the embed code in-- if you're unfamiliar with the code, you may need to experiment a bit to get your embed code in the right place.  

 

Swank

The library provides access to a limited number of films. 

  • To access those films, from the library's webpage, choose ARTICLES and DATABASES. 
  • Choose S, select Swank.
  • Browse for your film.
  • Click on the film icon.
  • Click on share / copy link.
  • Swank URLs work both on- and off-campus.