Pearson Pipeline

How often has this happened to you? You found the perfect article in one of the library’s databases and you try to share it with a classmate or add the link in your paper so your professor can quickly view the article. But what typically happens? The link goes dead after a day or so and a Page Not Found error appears.

The database vendors probably got lots of complaints about this so they came up with a solution called the “durable link” or “permalink.” It’s simply a link that will lead you back to the page where you can access the full-text of an article. (Of course, you will be prompted to sign in the CLU portal first). Try this link which should lead you to a ProQuest article about the Iceland volcano:

http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=2013330421&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=20964&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Now, try this durable link to an article in Academic Search Premier about volcanic eruptions and European climate changes:

https://ezproxy.callutheran.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=45427495&site=ehost-live&scope=site

If you click on these links in a week, they should still work! And don’t forget if the URLs are too long, just use your favorite URL shortener and the link still remains durable:

http://tinyurl.com/y5ez5b9

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