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Adding the Proxy Prefix
Databases and Vendors
Instructions
Important Tips
Always test the persistent URL you create from both on campus and off campus.
While persistent URLs are consistent, they may not be "permanent," as databases and vendors occasionally revamp their procedures. Although this does not happen often, please check your links from time to time.
Do not add spaces to URLs.
It is a good idea to include the full citation (author/ article title/ journal/ volume/ issue/ page/ date) in your link.
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Creating Persistent URLs
Contact Al Riess, Reference and Electronic Database Librarian, with any questions or concerns (878-6320).
Persistent URLs (also called PURLs, stable URLs, persistent links, or durable links) are internet addresses that remain constant. They are provided by many library online databases for consistent access to individual full-text articles when links are needed, e.g., in course management systems such as ANGEL. Because most of these are paid-for subscription databases with licensing agreements, and are not freely available on the Web, proper linking using these persistent URLs is also important for copyright purposes.
Adding the Proxy Prefix
For the links to articles from library-subscribed databases to work from off campus locations, the Buffalo State College proxy server address MUST be attached to the beginning of the database-provided persistent URL. Our proxy server address is: http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=
Therefore, if the persistent URL provided by the database is, for example:
http://www.ddb.com/12345, you need to copy and paste our proxy server address at the beginning so the persistent URL looks like this:
http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.ddb.com/12345
To find instructions on how to create a persistent URL for an article in the databases listed below, click on the vendor name.
Databases and Vendors
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Instructions
Academic Video Online/Alexander Street Press
Click on title of item (streaming video, or institutional playlist).
Click on "Embed/Link" icon.
In the "Permalink" section that appears, click on the "Copy Link" button, then paste this URL.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
Click here for instructions on how to add this code into Angel.
[NOTE: At this time the longer text given in the "Embed" section (below the Permalink section) does not work in Angel.]
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African American Experience
Click on document title.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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AnthroSource
Click on article title.
Click on "Full Text PDF" link.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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Ambrose Video
Click on title of play or act of play.
Locate "Permalink to this video" section at the bottom of the screen.
Copy the URL listed here.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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ArXiv
[Note: This database is a free. Full text documents available from ArXiv do not require the BSC proxy server address.]
Click on "ArXiv" number of article.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
[Note: This will take you to the abstract with a link to the article.]
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Click on "pdf" link of article.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
[Note: This will take you to the PDF of the article.]
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BioOne
[Note: the library subscribes to the BioOne.1 journals only.]
Click on article title.
Click on "PDF" link.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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Cambridge Journals Online
From search result list, click on article title.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
This URL takes you to the article abstract.
Click on either HTML or PDF links to access article.
[Note: This method provides a short, manageable URL]
OR
From search result list, click on pdf or html link for article.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
[Note: This method provides a lengthy, unwieldy URL]
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CSA
[Note: CSA does not include persistent URLs in "regular" article screens, so the following procedure is necessary.]
If you see a PDF icon in the citation, check the "Mark the Record" box.
Click on article title.
Click on "Save/Print/Email" link.
At the bottom of Save/Print/Email record (this screen) you will see "FL: Full Text Link."
Copy and paste the "Full Text Link" URL.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
[Note: This link will take you to an intermediate Web page with the message "Please wait while we contact the provider." After a few seconds, the PDF of the article will appear.]
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Discovery Education Streaming
Click on film.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
NOTE: No proxy server prefix is needed, BUT all BSC students, faculty, and staff must create a personal account with Discovery Education in order to view videos.
Click here for information on accessing this database and creating an account.
Additional NOTE: Segments of films have the same URL as the entire film. See the database website for information on saving films and segments to "My Content" and creating special content folders for classes.
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ebrary
Click on book title.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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EBSCO Host
Click on article title.
In "Tools" section of the page on the right-hand side, click on "Permalink."
The Permalink (persistent URL) will then display above the article title. Note that the full persistent URL will exceed the space provided for it in the display box.
Copy and paste persistent URL (it already includes the http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=).
[Note: This URL goes to a citation/abstract page. From there click on the PDF or "Linked full text" icon to access the article. Direct links to PDFs are not available in EBSCO Host.]
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EBSCO EJS
From the table of contents page, copy the URL given in the "Article Citation" section.
Do not copy the characters < or > which frame the URL.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
[Note: This will take you to the PDF of the article.]
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Emerald Fulltext
Click on article title.
Scroll to near bottom and find "Article URL."
Copy that URL.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
This URL takes you to the article abstract.
Click on either HTML or PDF links to access article.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Click on link to desired article, video, image, e-book, etc.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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Environment and Energy (E&E) Publishing
Click on desired article.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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FOODnetBASE
Click on book title.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
[Note: This links to a page with a book summary and a "Read It Online!" link to a PDF. Also note that the PDF is not the entire book; tables of contents/chapter listings are given, click to get one chapter at a time.]
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Films on Demand
Use this method to add links in Angel:
Click on title of video (or title of video segment).
Click on the "Embed This Video" link (located below the video image).
Copy the entire text that displays in the Embed Code area.
Click here for instructions on how to add this code into Angel.
[Note that you do not need to add the proxy prefix in this method.]
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Use this method for direct links if you are NOT using Angel:
Click on title of video (or title of video segment).
Scroll down to find the section labeled "Title URL" (or "Segment URL").
Copy and paste the entire persistent URL in this box (it already includes the http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=).
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Gale/Cengage
Option One (fewer steps):
Click on article title.
Click on "Bookmark" link.
Choose the option "Copy the bookmark URL and paste it into another document."
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
[Note: This will direct users to the bibliographic record for the article, including the HTML version of the article. To access the PDF (if available) click on the PDF link that is included.]
Option Two (more steps, goes directly to PDF if available):
Click on article title.
After you get to the bibliographic record mentioned above
Click on "View PDF pages."
Click on the "Bookmark" link (near the top, above the beginning of the PDF)
Copy and paste the URL provided.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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HeinOnline
Click on the page number of the article you want; you will see a Web page showing the first page of the article.
Click on the "Print/Download Options" link.
Click on the "Print/Download" button in the "Print Current Section" and keep the format PDF.
Copy the URL of the PDF in browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
[Note: This will take you directly to the PDF of the article.]
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IIMP/Chadwyck
[Note: Persistent links going directly to a PDF article are not available. Also note that Butler Library has limited simultaneous logons for this database. If a link does not work, the maximum number of simultaneous users may have been reached. Try to access article at another time.]
Click on article title.
This takes you to the "Full Citation" page.
Click on "Durable Link" icon.
Copy this URL.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of URL.
[Note: This URL goes to the "Full Citation"/abstract page, from which you can click on the "Full Text" (HTML) or "Full Text - PDF" links to access the article.]
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IOPscience
Locate article citation from Table of Contents.
Click on "Abstract."
Copy URL in browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
This will take you to the abstract of the article.
Click on "Full Text PDF" link on abstract page.
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Locate article citation from Table of Contents.
Click on "Full Text PDF" link.
Copy URL in the browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
[Note: This will take you to the PDF of the article.]
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JSTOR
Click on the "Article Information" link for the article you want.
Copy the URL in the "Stable URL" field.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
[Note: This will take you to a page from which you can read the entire article.]
[Also note: If you use the Browse option in JSTOR—searching by journal name to find your article—the JSTOR "Stable URL" is given after the bibliographic information for the article.]
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Literature Criticism Online (Gale)
Click on article title.
Click on the "Email this Document" link.
Fill out the e-mail form and choose either the "HTML" or "Plain Text" option.
Click on the "Send" button.
Copy the URL for the article from your e-mail.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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Music Online Listening/Alexander Street Press
Click on title of item (streaming CD/album, streaming song/track, music score, institutional playlist, etc.).
Click on "Embed/Link" icon.
In the "Permalink" section that appears, click on the "Copy Link" button, then paste the URL.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
[Note: This database is a free government database. Full text documents available from NCJRS do not require the BSC proxy server address.]
Locate document.
Click on PDF or HTML document link.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
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New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
Click on article title
Copy URL in the browser address bar
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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Newsbank
Click on "View Article" link for selected item.
Click on "Article Bookmark" link.
Copy and paste URL given (or right click the "this link" link and select "Copy Shortcut" option).
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of URL.
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Click on article or item title.
Click on "InfoMark" link.
Copy the "InfoMark" URL.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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Oxford Journals Online
In the article citation display, click on the "Abstract" link.
Click on either "Full Text (HTML)" or "Full Text (PDF)" link.
Copy the URL in the browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
[Note: This method provides a short, manageable URL]
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In the article citation display, click on the "PDF" link (or "Full Text" link for html format)
Copy the URL in the browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
[Note: This method provides a lengthy, unwieldy URL]
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Oxford Reference Online Premium
For a specific entry/article:
Click on article title.
Copy and paste url at the end of the “How to cite this entry” section at the end of the article. Do not copy the beginning and end “<>” symbols.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
For an entire book:
Click on title of book or the link to the book.
Copy the URL in the browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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Project MUSE
Select article from list.
If you used the "Article Search" method, click on either "HTML Version" or "PDF Version" link.
If you used the "Browse Journals" method, click on either "Access article in HTML" or "Access article in PDF" link.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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ProQuest
Click on any one of these links for an article: Article Title, Citation/Abstract, Full text (but not the PDF full text).
[Note: for any ProQuest Historical Newspaper, click on "Citation/Abstract" link only.]
Scroll down to bottom of the page to the "Indexing (details)" section.
Locate "Document URL."
Copy and paste the URL provided (it already includes the http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url=).
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Sage Journals Online
Click on"Full Text (PDF)" link.
Copy URL in the browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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Click on"Full Text (PDF)" link.
Copy URL given after the wording "The online version of this article can be found at:"
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
[Note: Both options above will take you directly to the PDF of the article.]
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Sage Reference Online
Click on link to desired article.
Scroll to end of article entry.
In "Entry Citation" section, copy the URL given (exclude the < and > symbols at the beginning and end).
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of URL.
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ScienceDirect/Elsevier
Click on article title.
Click on "E-mail article" link [Note: the persistent URL does not appear on this screen, so you MUST e-mail the information to yourself.]
Fill out the e-mail form and choose either the "Formatted (HTML)" or "Plain text (ASCII)" option
Click on the "Send" button.
If you choose "Plain text (ASCII)" option:
Copy the URL for the article from your e-mail.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
If you choose the "Formatted (HTML)" option:
Right click on article title in the e-mail.
Select "Copy Hyperlink" option.
Paste this hyperlink (URL) into a document.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
[Note: Both options take you to an HTML version of the article; for the PDF version, click on the PDF tab above the article title.]
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SpringerLink eBooks
Click on book title or book chapter title.
Click on "Download PDF" link.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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Taylor and Francis Journals Online
From the article listing, click on "Download Full Text"
Copy the URL in the browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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From the article listing, click on "Full Text" (HTML version)
Copy the URL in the browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL.
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World Book Online
Click on link to desired article, video, image, e-book, etc.
Copy URL in browser address bar.
Add http://proxy.buffalostate.edu:2048/login?url= to beginning of this URL
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