Persistent Links

To get persistent links, is easiest to use the Economist articles in ProQuest rather than Economist.com.

Using ProQuest

1. Go to The Economist saved search in ProQuest (this searches articles in the print edition and online exclusives)
2. Add your search terms to the search bar. Tips:
   • Use quotation marks to search a phrase
   • Sometimes titles change, so also use keywords and use the advanced search options to narrow the date range
   • If you can find the first sentence of the article online, search for that in quotation marks.
3. Once you've found the article, on the left, click Full text - PDF to see the PDF version of the article, which will include all images and graphics.
4. To get the URL, in the upper right click Cite. If the URL doesn't already include the proxy-prefix, add it so the URL looks like this
   https://stanford.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/back-with-bang/docview/2761511760/se-2

Using Economist.com

If you want to direct students to Economist.com articles, you can either:

• Explain to students they can access the Economist through the library by using this link. Then tell them to search for the title of the article on the site. Or,
• Give them a direct URL to the article that includes the proxy in it (it should include something that looks like "stanford.idm.oclc.org"), otherwise it will not connect students to our subscription.
  • Typically, if you're doing this from off of Stanford's network (e.g. from home), the proxy will be added by default as long as you're using our subscription.
  • But if you're on-campus, you can manually modify the URL to look like this:https://www-economist-com.stanford.idm.oclc.org/business/2021/03/02/a-billion-plus-covid-19-shots-in-2021-can-serum-institute-do-it.

Help Locating News Articles

Sometimes news articles can be hard to find due to name changes and spotty coverage in various resources. See tips and FAQs.