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Frequently Asked Questions about stable links.
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In order to reliably return directly to the same article or video in one of the library's databases, you need to use that item's stable link (also known as a persistent link, permanent link, or document link).
Unfortunately, database vendors vary in the names they use for stable links or where these links are located on article and video pages.
Detailed linking instructions for our most popular databases are provided in the following list:
Britannica Academic |
Business Insights: Global (Gale) |
Credo Reference |
EBSCO MegaFile: Follow the instructions for Academic Search Premier |
Ethnic NewsWatch: Follow the instructions for Nursing & Allied Health |
Gale Literature Databases: Follow the instructions for Academic OneFile (Gale) |
Gale eBooks: Follow the instructions for Academic OneFile (Gale) |
General OneFile (Gale): Follow the instructions for Academic OneFile (Gale) |
Health & Wellness (Gale): Follow the instructions for Academic OneFile (Gale) |
Health & Medicine (Gale OneFile): Follow the instructions for Academic OneFile (Gale) |
Gale Literature Resource Center: Follow the instructions for Academic OneFile (Gale) |
MasterFile Complete: Follow the instructions for Academic Search Premier |
Medical Database: Follow the instructions for ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health |
NewsBank |
Oxford Music Online |
Points of View Reference Center: Follow the instructions for Academic Search Premier |
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times: Follow the instructions for ProQuest News & Newspapers |
Science Reference Center: Follow the instructions for Academic Search Premier |
Stable links are not necessarily permanent. Databases sometimes change their web addresses, so please retest your links periodically.
If you need a stable link that will allow Normandale users off-campus access to an article or video in one of the library's databases, you will need to make sure that the link URL begins with the library's proxy code -- http://ndcproxy.mnpals.net/login?url= or includes ndcproxy.mnpals.net somewhere in the URL. Some databases already include the proxy code in their stable links; other databases do not.
Example of a link that already includes the proxy code:
http://ndcproxy.mnpals.net/login?url=http://library.cqpress.com/globalresearcher/cqrglobal2011111500
If the proxy code is not included, use this form to add it:
When accessing stable links from off campus, you will be directed to log in as a Normandale user before viewing the article or video.
Below are several copyright-compliant ways to add library-provided content to D2L courses. Uploading content directly into D2L Brightspace (e.g. cut and paste, PDF files) may be a violation of copyright.
Streaming videos from the Films on Demand database may be either linked to (as described above) or embedded directly into D2L.
Films on Demand videos embedded through the Films on Demand option in the Insert Stuff tool are playable in D2L without any additional authentication.
We recommend also providing a link to the video on the Films on Demand website as a back up any time you embed a video.
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Frequently Asked Questions about stable links.
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