General Information about Persistent Links
It is a copyright compliance best practice to embed a persistent link directly into your D2L page or syllabus. This guide will show you how to find and embed a persistent link from some of UMU's frequently used databases.(See the purple tabs with the database types.)
Access Off and On Campus:
Think of the OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Libraries) wording in a link as a password for Mount Union users:mt.opal-libraries. It needs to somewhere in the link you are attaching.
If you don't see mt.opal-libraries in the persistent link, you may have to add the authentication prefix in front of the permalink. See the individual database tabs for specific help.
This is the prefix: https://login.mt.opal-libraries.org/login?url=
Should the database's permalink contain the prefix within it, it will work off campus without adding the necessary prefix.
For example: https://dl-acm-org.mt.opal-libraries.org/doi/10.1145/223500.223514
What is a Persistent Link?
A persistent link is a URL that connects directly to a specific full-text article or book in a library database. Persistent links do not get updated or changed. It can also be referred to as one of the following:
A DOI (or Digital Object Identifier) is a unique persistent identifier for a published digital object.
For citation purposes, most style guides recommend using the following priority of persistent link choices:
For more information, consult the style guides listed on the DWOC Citation and Grammar webpage.