How to Create Stable URLs

Most links from databases won’t work off campus unless you add the SLU proxy prefix. Here’s how to make a stable link that works anywhere:

Step 1: Find the article’s stable link

Look on the article page for “Permalink,” “Document URL,” or “Stable URL.”

Step 2: Add the SLU proxy

Add this in front of the link: https://ezp.slu.edu/login?url=

Example:
JSTOR link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25046036
Final link: https://ezp.slu.edu/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25046036

For Faculty and Librarians:

The EZproxy prefix is required to access subscribed resources from off campus. Add this proxy prefix to the beginning of article links, eBook links, database links, and eJournal links.

Right click on the link and copy it. Then paste it in front of the "http://... for the article.

📘 Why Link Instead of Upload?

Linking to Saint Louis University Libraries’ subscribed articles, journals, and eBooks is the best way to share resources in Canvas, syllabi, and eReserves:

• ✅ Linking is legal for most content but uploading a PDF may not be allowed under license agreements.

• ❗ One exception: Harvard Business Review requires a copyright fee to link directly to its articles.

• ✅ Linking ensures accurate usage statistics for SLU subscriptions.

• 📊 Example: 1 uploaded PDF = 1 use, but 1 link clicked by 30 students = 30 counted uses.

Where to Find Stable Links (Permalinks)

Use the permalink, document URL, or DOI from the article page 

How to Create Stable URLs guide originally created by Georgia Baugh, Electronic Resources Research Librarian, 2012.