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Linking to Library Resources Databases & Primary Sources

This guide will provide information on how to link to library resources in Canvas, copyright guidelines, and contact information for more help.

Creating Links

A PURL, or a Persistent URL, is a stable URL that directs the user to a resource. PURLs enable students to access content available via library databases and subscriptions.

Links (PURLs) will have two parts:

  • Permalink or URL for the item. This will be unique to each item.
  • Proxy Prefix.  This lets the database know the user is affiliated with UAB.

You can use the UAB Libraries Proxy Tool below to create a URL to embed in Canvas. Instructions for individual databases are below.

UAB Libraries Proxy Tool

Links by Database

Select "copy URL" and use

Select "Get Link" and use

Select "Get Link" and use

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Select "Get Link". Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

 

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Cite" and copy the URL in the citation. Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

 

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Get Link" and use

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Get Link" and use

Select "Get Link" and use

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Paste DOI URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Get Link" and use.

Select "Get Link" and use.

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Paste the stable URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Paste DOI URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Paste DOI URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Get Link" and use

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

 

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Select "Get Link" and use

Paste DOI URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Get Link". Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Copy URL" and use.

Select "Copy URL" and use

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Cite" and copy the URL in the citation. Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Select "Get Link" and use

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Get Link" and use

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Get Link" and use

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

 

Select "Share" icon and click on the link icon. Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on the link icon. Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on the link icon. Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click on “Show Permalink” icon twice (once to activate it and again in the record) and copy the URL. Add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of the link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + DOI

Select "Share" icon and click on the link icon. Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Get Link" and use

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Get Link". Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Get Link". Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

 

Select "Get Link" and use

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Get Link" and use

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Copy URL" and use

Paste DOI URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

 

Select "Copy URL" and use

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Copy URL" and use

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Cite" and copy the URL in the citation. Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Get Link" and use

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"r

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Paste DOI URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Paste DOI URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Get Link" and use

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

 

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

 

Paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Get Link" and use

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Copy URL next to the DOI. Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

 

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + Permalink

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Get Link". Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Copy URL" and use

Use "Embed" icon for embed code or permanent link

Select "Share" icon and click on "create link." Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

 

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Paste URL into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

Select "Get Link" and use

Select "Get Link" and use

Copy URL next to the DOI. Paste the link into "UAB Libraries Proxy Tool"

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click on "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

Click "Copy URL" & use copied URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

 

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL under title

Click "Copy URL" & use copied URL

Click "Copy URL" & use copied URL

Click on "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + Permalink

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Copy URL" & use copied URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

Click "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

Click "Copy URL" & use copied URL

Click on "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

Click on "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + Durable URL

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click on "Export Citation" and add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= to the URL in the citation

Click on "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click on "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

Click on "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

Click on "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + DOI address

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + DOI address

Click on "Cite" and use http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + DOI address in citation

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + DOI address

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + DOI address

Click on "Cite" and use http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in citation

Click on "Cite" and use http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in citation

Click "Copy URL" & use copied URL

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click on "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

URL in address bar

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + DOI URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + DOI URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + DOI URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + DOI URL

Add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + DOI

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click "Copy URL" & use copied URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

Click "Copy URL" & use copied URL

Click on "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

Click "Copy URL" & use copied URL

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + DOI URL

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

Click on "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + Permalink

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + Permalink

Click on "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

Click "Copy URL" & use copied URL

Click on "Get Link" + add http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= in front of link

Click on “Embed” and use the Permanent Link

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + link

Click "Permalink" and copy the URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + DOI URL

http://uab.idm.oclc.org/login?url= + URL in the address bar