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What is a Permalink?

To avoid broken links to a resource in your instructional material, always use the permalink to a resource.

What is a "Permalink"?
A permalink is a "permanent link", also known as a "stable link" URL or web address link that will not change over time.  An example of a permalink is a website domain name.  What's not a permalink?  Copying and pasting the URL of your search results.

How Do I Find a Permalink?
It depends on the resource, but you may see an icon with a chain link like this: 

Permalink Examples

Log into Primo (library discovery tool) and perform your search.  In your search result, click on the ellipsis icon:

Record in the library discovery tool Primo showing the ellipsis highlighted.

You will then see a submenu of choices, including the permalink icon:

Primo Record with Permalink Icon highlighted

Click on this permalink icon, and click on "Copy the Permalink to Clipboard".  Then paste this link into your resource page. See below for adding link to Blackboard.

Primo Record with the copy to clipboard option pointed out for permalinks.

Log into Ebsco and perform your search.  Click on the title of the resource you want to link to view the details.  Click on share icon to view permalink result.  Select "Create link," then copy and paste this permalink into your resource. See below for adding link to Blackboard.

To create a permalink in an Ebsco Database, click the "Share Icon," then select "Create link."


 

Log into Gale Databases.  Select article and click on Get Link:

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Click on "Copy" to copy the link. You can also highlight the link and click (Ctrl+C).  Paste this link (Ctrl + V) into your teaching material. See below for adding link to Blackboard.

Click the copy button to copy the permalink to your computer's clipboard.

Placing your Permalink into Blackboard

Go to Blackboard, and Click"Web Link" under "Build Content"

Blackboard build content-web link

Enter Web Link Information, and click "Submit"