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APA Guide 7th ed.

Database Linking

  1. Click on any title in your EBSCOhost results to get to the Detailed Record view.
  2. Click on the "Share" arrow in the top right of the record.
  3. When the "Share" window opens, select the "Create link" option.
  4. Copy the provided URL.

Screenshot of a record in EBSCOhost database.Screenshot of the Share window in EBSCOhost database

  1. Click on the title you want to link to in your JSTOR results.
  2. Find the "Item details" heading and click to expand.
  3. Look for the Remote Access URL.
  4. Copy the URL and paste into your course.

Screenshot of an article in JSTOR with the Remote Access URL highlighted

  1. Locate and select the "Email Jumpstart" link to the right of the article.
  2. Copy the Jumpstart URL and paste into your course.

Ovid Jumpstart URL example

  1. Click on the "Abstract/Details" tab of the article you want in ProQuest. 
  2. Scroll down to find the Document URL.
  3. Copy the URL and paste into your course.

A blue box highlights the "Abstracts/Details" tab and document URL

  1. Find the URL of the article in the address bar.
  2. Before pasting the URL into your course, you will need to add the library proxy.
    Example:
    Here is the library proxy: https://ju.idm.oclc.org/login?url=
    Add the library proxy to the front of the ScienceDirect URL: https://ju.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094730X18300135
  3. Once you've added the library proxy to the ScienceDirect URL, copy and paste the link into your course.