Creating Durable Links

Durable links are available for all items in Omni (books, government publications, reserves, dissertations, reference sources).

1. After you have successfully searched Omni for the item you are looking for, click on the permalink  icon. 

2. Click on the COPY THE PERMALINK TO CLIPBOARD"  link.

3. Paste that URL into a website or course page. When clicked, the link will point back to the Omni permalink record.

The advantage of this URL is it will always point to the Omni record for the item even when the source for that item changes – the journal switches publishers or the e-book changes platforms.

Alternative:

If the record is for an electronic item, you can copy and paste the link from the View Online link. When clicked, the link will lead directly to the electronic resource on another site. The link will be proxied so it can be accessed from off-campus after signing on.

Durable links also exist for licensed resources on the library website (E-Journals, Databases, Online Encyclopedias/Dictionaries).

Please remember that links to these resources should be provided only to Lakehead University faculty, students and staff and that those accessing these links from off-campus will be required to login using their Lakehead email username and password.