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Proxy Prefix Required

License and copyright restrictions require using persistent links only where authentication is available.

Unless it's already there, add the authentication prefix to the beginning of an article/ebook/video persistent URL: https://uhcl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=

Examples:

If the item has a DOI (digital object identifier), add this prefix to the link: https://uhcl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/

Example:

After adding the prefix, the URL becomes
https://uhcl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2616498.2616514

Many databases provide persistent links (permalinks) to their content. Some already contain the proxy prefix.

Example:

 

There is no need to modify the permalink if it already contains the proxy prefix.


Some databases provide permalinks that do not contain the proxy prefix.

Example:

 

If the URL does not contain the prefix, add it to the URL.

Before:

https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A577952004/AONE?u=txshracd2589&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=ec2e153e

After:
https://uhcl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A577952004/AONE?u=txshracd2589&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=ec2e153e

To link to article PDFs with a URL:

1. Click the Download PDF link under the article citation

2. Copy and paste the URL into your document

3. Add this prefix to the link https://uhcl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=

After adding the prefix, the URL becomes
https://uhcl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/leonardo/v038/38.4kruger.pdf

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