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Linking to resources in Ebscohost databases

This option is available for resources in the Ebscohost full-text databases.

  1. Go to EBSCOHost, select the relevant database.
     
  2. Find the full-text resource you want to link to.

    Note: Linking to articles from the Harvard Business Review is not permitted under our licence to the Ebscohost database. For more information please see Providing Access to Harvard Business Review articles.
     
  3. Click on the title of the resource to view its details.
     
  4. Click on the Permalink link in the Tools menu to the right of the citation and copy the url that appears in the box at the top of the record.

    Tools menu in record in Ebscohost

    permanent url to use for linking in Ebscohost

    For example:

    http://ezproxy.cqu.edu.au/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ861154&site=ehost-live

    Please Note: These instructions only apply to the Ebscohost databases from May 2010. Please check instructions for other databases for the correct linking methods.
  5. Copy this url to use in your course website etc.
  6. Links will take the user to a page showing the abstract for the resource with a link to the full-text. You might like to make a note on your course web page indicating where the link to the full-text is located.
     
  7. To ensure copyright compliance all linked articles must open in a new browser window - instructions.

If you are having difficulty creating working links, check out these tips.