INTRODUCTION

The Library has subscribed to a number of databases which contain full text articles. Many of these databases provide persistent or stable URLs to the online journal articles that CUHK teaching staff can add the links into their web-based course materials so that students can view and download the articles directly. Please be reminded that owing to the restriction of license agreement, only links to full text articles can be added to websites containing course materials but not the articles.

The following databases provide either persistent or stable URLs to journal articles that teaching staff can add into their course materials:

• Cambridge Journals Online
• EBSCOhost
• Emerald Management Xtra
• IEEE Xplore
• IngentaConnect
• Institute of Physics
• JSTOR
• Karger Online
• OVID Web Gateway
• Oxford Journals Online
• ProQuest
• ScienceDirect
• SpringerLink
• Wiley InterScience

This page is a general guideline to creating direct links to journal articles available in databases subscribed by CUHK Libraries. Should you have any difficulties in creating direct links or other related matters, please always feel free to contact Reserve Books Counter via email (resbk@lib.cuhk.edu.hk) or telephone (2609-8740).

METHODS

Different publisher or vendor has a different way of creating direct links to journal articles. There are three most commonly used methods:

1. URL from browser: Simply copy the URL (should begin with http:// ) on the Address or Location of the browser and add Easy Access prefix to the beginning of the URL. The basic syntax of the direct link will be like:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=URL

2. Persistent or stable URL: Some databases provide a Persistent Link (EBSCOhost) or Document URL (ProQuest) to the record of a journal article. Copy the Link or URL and add Easy Access prefix to the beginning of the Link or URL. The basic syntax of the direct link will be like:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=stable URL

3. Digital Object Identifier (DOI): A unique and persistent identifier of alpha-numeric character string assigned to a document and is probably the most stable link to a document. Copy the DOI number and add Easy Access prefix and DOI prefix to the beginning of the DOI number. The basic syntax of the direct link will be like:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/DOI Number

NOTE:
No matter which method you use, always remember to add the Easy Access prefix (http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=) to the beginning of URL so that your students can access the articles even though they are not using CUHK campus network.

PROCEDURES TO CREATE DIRECT LINKS

1. Locate the article you want
2. Go into the abstract to locate the DOI Number



3. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/ to the beginning of the DOI Number.

   For example:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1366728906002471

4. Copy the URL to your course materials
5. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

A. Persistent Link

1. Locate the article you want
2. Go into the record to locate the Persistent link to this record
   

   

3. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url= to the beginning of the Persistent link to this record.

   For example:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
   direct=true&db=aph&AN=18189059&site=ehost-live

4. Copy the URL to your course materials
5. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

B. Digital Object Identifier

1. Locate the article you want
2. Go into the record to locate the DOI Number
   

   

3. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/ to the beginning of the DOI Number.

   For example:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481180591004543

4. Copy the URL to your course materials
5. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

A. Article URL

1. Locate the article you want
2. Go into the record to locate the Article URL
   

   

3. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url= to the beginning of the Article URL to this record.

   For example:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://www.emerald-library.com/10.1108/08880450610713054

4. Copy the URL to your course materials
5. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

B. Digital Object Identifier

1. Locate the article you want
2. Go into the record to locate the DOI Number
   

   

3. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url= to the beginning of the DOI Number to this record.

   For example:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/08880450610713054

4. Copy the URL to your course materials
5. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

A. Article URL

1. Locate the article you want
2. Copy the URL from Address or Location of the browser
   

    

3. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url= to the beginning of the URL.

   For example:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?
   isnumber=4014333&arnumber=4014334&count=25&index=0

4. Copy the URL to your course materials
5. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

B. Digital Object Identifier

1. Locate the article you want
2. Go into the record to locate the DOI Number
   

   

3. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/ to the beginning of the DOI Number.

   For example:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBC.2006.887344

4. Copy the URL to your course materials
5. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

A. Open URL

1. To access a journal article on Ingenta via OpenURL, two elements are needed for the ULR: a base URL and the metadata elements of an article.
2. The base URL syntax is: http://openurl.ingenta.com/content?genre=article
3. The metadata elements of an article include:

   ISSN (&issn=)
   Volume (&volume=)
   Issue (&issue=)
   Start page of article (&spage=)
   End page of article (&epage=)

4. A complete OpenURL syntax will thus be a combination of the base URL and the metadata elements of an article as below :

   http://openurl.ingenta.com/content?genre=article&issn=XXXX-XXXX&volume=X&issue=X&spage=XXX&epage=XXX

5. The procedure to create a direct link via OpenURL
   
   

   1. Locate the journal article you want
   2. Go into the record to locate the metadata elements of the article
   3. Click on the Title of the journal to get ISSN from the publisher¡¦s site if necessary

      

   4. The metadata elements for this example will be like:
      &issn=1360-063X
      &volume=43
      &issue=10
      &spage=1737
      &epage=1756

   5. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url= to the beginning of the basic URL and the metadata elements:

      http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://openurl.ingenta.com/content?
      genre=article&issn=1360-063X&volume=43&issue=10&spage=1737&epage=1756

   6. Copy the URL to your course materials
      
   7. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

B. Digital Object Identifier

1. Locate the article you want
2. Go into the record to locate the DOI number

   

3. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/ to the beginning of the DOI Number.

   For example:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10714420600814780

4. Copy the URL to your course materials
5. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

1. Locate the article you want
2. Go into the record to locate the DOI Number

   

3. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/ to the beginning of the DOI Number.

   For example:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/41/6/M01

4. Copy the URL to your course materials
5. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

1. Get the Stable URL from search result list:

   

2. Or, get the Stable URL from table of contents:

   

3. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url= to the beginning of the Stable URL.

   For example:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?
   sici=0003-0279%28196504%2F06%2985%3A2%3C117%3ARDICS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-R

4. Copy the URL to your course materials
5. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

1. Locate the article you want
2. Go into the record to locate the DOI Number

   

3. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/ to the beginning of the DOI Number.

   For example:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000093374

4. Copy the URL to your course materials
5. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

1. Two types of full text are available in the databases of OVID Web Gateway: Full Text and Ovid Full Text

   

2. Full Text provides links to a target publisher¡¦s website where you will be able to access the full text article. Direct link to the article will depend on the method provided by the target publisher. For this type of records, always follow the link to the target publisher¡¦s website and check the method available for direct linking.
3. Ovid Full Text provides the direct link to the article in OVID. Please follow the procedures to create direct link to a specific article:
   
   
   1. Locate the record that contains link to Ovid Full Text
       
   2. Click on the Ovid Full Text to get into the article
   3. Click on the Email Jumpstart to get the JumpStart URL

      

      

   4. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url= to the beginning of the JumpStart URL.

      For example:

      http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?
      T=JS&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00004773-200606000-00019&LSLINK=80&D=ovft

   5. Copy the URL to your course materials
   6. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

1. Locate the article you want
2. Go into the record to locate the DOI Number

   

3. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/ to the beginning of the DOI Number.

   For example:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/applin/aml029

4. Copy the URL to your course materials
5. Test the URL to make sure it works properly

1. Locate the article you want
2. Go into the record (i.e. Document View) to locate the Document URL

   

3. Add http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url= to the beginning of the Document URL.

   For example:

   http://easyaccess.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?
   did=1176774511&sid=1&Fmt=4&clientId=24689&RQT=309&VName=PQD

4. Copy the URL to your course materials
5. Test the URL to make sure it works properly