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Persistent Links

Link Converter

Instructions:

Persistent Links (ProQuest)

How To create persistent links to articles in ProQuest:

  1. Connect to a ProQuest database through the library website
  2. Find an article citation
  3. Below the title of the article, locate the Document URL
  4. Copy this URL
  5. Use the Link Converter to make the Persistent Link accessible to all WIU users (or attach the following prefix):
    • https://ezproxy.wiu.edu/login?url=
    • Example:
      • https://ezproxy.wiu.edu/login?
        url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?
        RQT=309&VInst=PROD&VName=
        PQD&VType=PQD&sid=2&index=14&
        SrchMode=1&Fmt=3&did=00000072931
        7621&clientId=3480
  6. Test! Copy/paste the new link into your browser address bar to make sure it works (remove any spaces in the URL).

Screenshot of a ProQuest citation (with Document URL):

Screenshot of a ProQuest citation