Library Databases  Tags: databases  

If you need help, email library@aacc.edu or call the Reference Desk at 410-777-2456.

Steps 

1. Find the permanent link to the article, video, image, sound file, etc.:

a.  Go to www.aacc.edu/library/ and go into the library databases.   Pull up the article you need. 

b.  Get the persistent link by using one of these links on the page:

• Find a link on the page labeled: Bookmark, persistent URL, copy link, “view static URLs” etc.  Use this feature to get the persistent link, and go to number 2 below.
• Email the article: Email a link to yourself, and go to step 2 below.
• Cite an article: Click this option.  The permanent link to the article may be included in the citation.
• If you don't see any of the options above, copying the URL as it appears MIGHT work.  You can send the URL and the article citation to library@aacc.edu to have it double-checked. 

c.  Take the URL found above and paste it into your document or web page.

2.  Insert the ezproxy “prefix” below at the beginning of the URL: 

http://ezproxy.aacc.edu/login?url= 

NOTE: If you create these links within MyAACC or ANGEL, please set the link so it opens in a new tab or window.  Otherwise these links may not work from off campus.

3.  Check the link from an off-campus computer to be sure it works!  Contact the library at library@aacc.edu if you have any questions.  We can also double-check your links for you. 

Basic bookmark link (on-campus use only):  http://find.galegroup.com/itx/infomark.do?contentSet=IAC-Documents&docType=IAC&type=retrieve&tabID=T002&prodId=AONE&docId=A193756250&userGroupName=aacc_ref&version=1.0&searchType=BasicSearchForm&source=gale

Link edited for off-campus access:  http://ezproxy.aacc.edu/login?url=http://find.galegroup.com/itx/infomark.do?contentSet=IAC-Documents&docType=IAC&type=retrieve&tabID=T002&prodId=AONE&docId=A193756250&userGroupName=aacc_ref&version=1.0&searchType=BasicSearchForm&source=gale

The problem:  URLs in the library’s article databases are almost always rewritten when you click on them.   You might be able to copy and paste a URL and use it immediately, but an hour later the link will probably stop working.  

The solution is a two-step process: 

1. Find the permanent link to the article.  By default, this link will only be usable from on-campus. 
2. Modify the link so AACC students and faculty can get to the resource from off-campus. 

If you need help, email library@aacc.edu or call the Reference Desk at 410-777-2456.