Permanent links, also called durable links, are internet addresses or URLs that remain consistent and do not change over time. For example, our library home page can always be reliably reached at http://library.calstatela.edu because it is a permanent link.

By using a permanent link to items like full-text articles or videos in databases allows you to share the resource without worrying about the link breaking.

For articles, media, and datasets you found in an individual database, you will need to add the campus EZProxy prefix (http://mimas.calstatela.edu/login?url=). The proxy prefix points the address to the library’s proxy server and allows Cal State LA community members to authenticate and use the resource from off-campus in our databases. It will look like this: EZProxy Link + Permanent Link

Below is an example of how you would put the EZProxy Link in front of a permanent URL for the below article from an EBSCOHost Database.

Example:

Lenhoff, S. W., Somers, C., Tenelshof, B., & Bender, T. (2020). The potential for multi-site literacy interventions to reduce summer slide among low-performing students. Children & Youth Services Review, 110, N.PAG. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104806