Links to the full text of online journal articles can be included on
MyDouglas or
Blackboard course pages, in email messages or Word documents, on PowerPoint slides or on web pages. Online journal articles can be linked by using the databases from six search services: EBSCOhost, Gale InfoTrac, JSTOR, Project MUSE, ProQuest and ScienceDirect. The databases are available on the Library web page under
Articles & Databases.
EBSCOhost
- Conduct a search in one of the EBSCOhost databases, choosing the Fulltext limiter.
- Click on the title of an article - not the HTML or PDF full text link!
- On the right side of the screen, under Tools click on Permalink. The persistent link will be displayed. Copy the link.
- Paste this URL into a document to link directly to the full text of the article. To read the article from off campus, students will need to enter their last name and library barcode number when asked to login.
Gale - InfoTrac
- Conduct a search in one of the Gale - InfoTrac databases, choosing the Fulltext limiter.
- Click on the title of an article - not the HTML or PDF full text link!
- On the right side of the screen, under Tools, click on Bookmark this Document. The persistent link will be displayed. Copy the link.
- Paste this URL into a document to link directly to the full text of the article. To read the article from off campus, students will need to enter their last name and library barcode number when asked to login.
JSTOR
- Conduct a search in JSTOR.
- Click on the title of the article.
- Click on View Citation.
- Copy the Stable URL for this article. It will look similar to this: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3791706.
- Paste this URL into a document to link directly to the full text of the article. To read the article from off campus, students will need to enter their last name and library barcode number when asked to login.
Project MUSE
- Conduct a search in Project MUSE.
- Click on HTML Version or PDF Version for the article that you are interested in.
- Copy the URL as it appears in the address bar at the top of the browser.
- Paste this URL into a document to link directly to the full text of the article. To read the article from off campus, students will need to enter their last name and library barcode number when asked to login.
Proquest
- Conduct a search in one of the Proquest databases, choosing the Fulltext limiter.
- Click on Citation/Abstract - not the Full text or Full text - PDF link!
- Near the bottom of the page, copy the link next to Document URL.
- Paste this URL into a document to link directly to the full text of the article. To read the article from off campus, students will need to enter their last name and library barcode number when asked to login.
ScienceDirect
- Conduct a search in ScienceDirect.
- Bring up the full text of the article.
- Copy the DOI of the document you want to link. A DOI looks like this:
10.1016/j.physletb.2003.10.071
- Add the proxy rewrite. Without this information you will not be able to access the article from off campus. This is how it should look:
http://0-dx.doi.org.innopac.douglas.bc.ca/10.1016/
j.physletb.2003.10.071
- Paste this URL into a document to link directly to the full text of the article. To read the article from off campus, students will need to enter their last name and library barcode number when asked to login.
Licensing Agreement
The licensing agreements for the databases allow authorized users (Douglas College students and employees) to read, email, copy or print single copies of articles for private research or study. These copyright provisions also allow authorized users to create links to articles as long as off campus access is limited to the authorized users (which Douglas College Library ensures by requiring authentication by name and barcode number. See the
off campus access instructions.
For more information contact Christian Guillou, Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian at 604-527-5184.
