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Creating Permanent Links to Library Material: Permalinks to Journal Articles

Creating Permalinks when Searching through Discovery (Journals)

The IADT Library Discovery Service is what we call the system that searches our online and print journal collections, as well as periodicals, DVDs, and other items.

Below is a step-by-step guide to finding your required item and permalink using the Discovery Service:

 

1. First, go to the Library homepage and use the white search box in the centre of the screen to search for your item using the IADT Library Discovery Service. You may have to login using your IADT username and password (information on logging in can be found here).

 

2. Search by Keyword, Title or Author. You can also refine your results using the sidebar:

3. When you click on an item in your search results you should see the following:

4. Once you have found your record, you will see this under Tools on the right hand side:

5. This will generate a permanent link, which can be copied and pasted as required:

6. It is also possible to shorten the link to make it easier to paste: