What are Permalinks and Why Should I Use Them?
Persistent URLs provide a direct link to the full text of an article or other information source to which the library subscribes and can create seamless access for your students. (NOTE: please be sure to look at the Best Practices for Remote Users tab on this guide to encourage ease of access for your students.) Because many databases and electronic resources do not permit you to copy articles and paste them into classes or email messages, linking to PURLs is an option for providing NMSU faculty, staff, and students with access to full-text articles while complying with copyright law and license terms.
Every entry in our library catalog and most databases to which we subscribe include persistent URLs or permalinks. Look for the link icon or the words "permalink" to copy the PURL.
Be sure to check your link off-campus to make sure the link still functions. (NOTE: refer to Best Practices for Remote Users to test links).
Occasionally, a database will not offer a PURL. In the event that you encounter this, try adding the Library's proxy server prefix to the beginning of the link. The prefix is: https://nmsu.idm.oclc.org/login?url=
An example of what this might look like is: https://nmsu.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26372244