Linking to Electronic Resources: Creating Durable Links  

A durable link is composed in two steps:

1.  Obtain a direct link to the desired article or book.

• This link should be formatted so that it works consistently and is not dependent on a specific computer or browser session.
• Instructions for specific resources, publishers, and platforms are provided in the E-Journal Articles and E-Texts and Databases sections of this guide.

2.  Append the proxy prefix to the beginning of the direct link; this step provides secure off-campus access to resources.

• The proxy prefix is: http://proxygw.wrlc.org/login?url=

• There should be NO spaces between the proxy prefix and the direct URL.
• Always test the complete link (e.g. the proxy prefix+direct URL).
• Freely accessible materials do not need the proxy prefix and will not work with the proxy prefix.
• If you have used ALADIN to access the article, you may have to edit your durable citation before adding the proxy prefix.  For example, here is the durable URL for a New England Journal of Medicine article for an article accessed via ALADIN:
• http://www.nejm.org.proxygw.wrlc.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1100359   This URL would need to be edited to removed the embedded proxy information:
• http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1100359  And the proxy prefix would then be added to the beginning of the link:
• http://proxygw.wrlc.org/login?url=http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1100359

To create a link to this article: Abate, L., Gomes, A., & Linton, A. (2011). Engaging students in active learning: use of a blog and audience response system. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 30(1), 12-18. doi:10.1080/02763869.2011.540206.

   1. Direct link to article:

• http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02763869.2011.540206

   2. Proxy prefix + direct link:

• http://proxygw.wrlc.org/login?url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02763869.2011.540206