Persistent Links

Not all databases/resources provide durable links (such as WSJ.com). In these cases try the following or Ask Us to see if there are alternative ways to share the content within our license agreements.

If the article you want to use doesn't have a permanent link, check if the library has access to the publication in another database, such as ABI/INFORM or Business Source Complete, and use the persistent link provided there.

An alternative to persistent links are DOIs, or digital object identifiers. Some databases will provide DOIs instead of, or in addition to, persistent links.

DOIs might be listed in various places. They can be used as persistent links with our proxy by following these steps:

1. Locate the DOI number from the article. For example: 10.1007/BF00047038
2. Add the following proxy and DOI prefix to the DOI number: https://stanford.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/
3. The completed durable link looks like this: https://stanford.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00047038
4. To test if this link works, use the link to try to access the resource from off-campus (while not connect to the Stanford network, such as through the VPN) in a new private/incognito browser. If it asks you to authenticate and then provides you access to what you were expecting, it works!

For some websites that the libraries have subscriptions to like Economist.com or PoliticoPro.com, you might have a harder time finding a persistent link. One tip is to try and locate the article when off-campus and not using Stanford's network (e.g. don't use the VPN).

For example, to get a persistent link to an article in PoliticoPro.com:

1. Don't use Stanford's network (ethernet, wifi, or VPN)
2. Find the source through Stanford's libraries. In this case, here is the link to PoliticoPro.com.
3. Search for and locate the article.
4. You should see that the URL in the URL bar has a modified version of the proxy-prefix included (see the part that goes ".stanford.idm.oclc.org").
5. To check if the link works, try it in a private/incognito browser while also not on Stanford's network. To double check, ask a colleague who is also not on Stanford's network to try the link in a private/incognito browser too.