Where to find Database Permalinks
Answer
When linking to online resources and content, whether in Blackboard or in Lecture notes, it is imperative that Permalinks are used to ensure that the content is accessible.
Permalinks are different to URLs in that they link to a specific piece of content rather than a website. This means that Permalinks are far less likely to change, reducing the likelihood of broken links and URL not found errors.
That being said, for many databases the URL in the address bar doubles as that resource's permalink. These databases have been listed below:
- Australian Indigenous Health: Infonet
- Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook
- Bloomsbury Fashion Central
- Bloomsbury Visual Arts
- Cochrane Library
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Haynes Manuals
- MIMS Online
- PlantFile
For the other databases, where the URL is not the address bar, instructions for where to find/access permalink can be found below. Clicking on the database's title will reveal where to find the permalink.
Note: Permalinks for, Learning Ground: Indigenous Education Research Database varies depending on the individual article selected, therefore it is not listed here.
Media
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eBooks
Use the URL from the Address bar, or the URI that is located below the abstract.
Within the resource,
• Select the ‘Share’ Arrow 
• Select ‘Create link’
• Select ‘Copy to clipboard’
To save a chapter, follow the same process, just take the link with the chapter displayed.
Use the ‘Get Link’ button on the top right-hand corner.
• Select ‘Copy' 
The process is identical for linking to individual chapters, just get the link from ‘Text View’ mode.
Within the eBook:
• Select the 'Share' Icon
• Click ‘Copy link’
Users may need to create an account with Knovel using their TAFE email, in order to use this function.
The same process applies for linking to a chapter.
For O’Reilly eBooks,
• Find the book in the library catalogue
• Select ‘Permalink’
• Select ‘Copy the Permalink to Clipboard’
To read the eBook, lecturers and students will need to have their account set up with O’Reilly using their TAFE email.
Instructions about how to set up this account can be found by clicking here.
Within the OVID eBook you wish to share the link for,
• Scroll to the top, a menu will reveal
• Select ‘Email Jumpstart’
The link that appears on the new tab is the permalink for the eBook.
This link leads to the exact section of the book the link was taken from.
To link to the book,
• Select ‘Share link to book’
• Copy the link that appears
To link to a chapter,
• Go to the chapter you want to share
• Select the ‘share link’ icon at the top of the page
• Copy the link that appears
Online Video
Click on the ‘Embed' icon, located above the video.
Selecting ‘Copy,’ copies the link to your clipboard.
Use the URL in the address bar as the permalink.
To view the content, users may need to, select ‘Library:Free’ then search for ‘North Metropolitan TAFE Library’ to access.
Select the ‘Share’ icon above the video,
• Click Copy Link
• Select the link that appears, copying it to the clipboard.
Select the share button below the video
Select ‘Embed/Link’ & copy the URL.
Find the video you wish to share from among the search results, then select ‘More Info’
Select the ‘Embed’ button at the top of the description.
The ‘Video URL’ is the Premalink.
Databases
Select the 'Share' icon, then 'Copy Link'.
When on an article’s landing page,
• Select ‘Share’
• Select ‘Copy Link’
• Copy the link that appears.
If sharing a link from within the PDF view, use the URL from the address bar.
Within the article,
• Select the ‘Share’ arrow at the top of the screen
• Select 'Create Link'
Within the article,
• Select the ‘Get Link’ icon at the top of the screen
• Copy the link that appears
When on the article’s landing page,
• Select ‘Share’
• Select ‘Copy Link’
• Copy the link that appears
If sharing a link from within the PDF view, use the URL from the address bar.
When on a resource’s landing page,
• Select ‘Share’
• Select ‘Copy Link’
• Copy the link that appears
If sharing a link from within the PDF view, use the URL from the address bar.
Get the permalink from ‘Link to Activity’ OR ‘Link to Slide’
These are located below the interactive 3D Diagrams.
DO NOT use the ‘Get Link’ on the right-hand side as this will not load the page correctly.
Click the link directly below the title, copying it to the clipboard.
Select the ‘Copy URL’ button located at the top right-hand side of the screen.
Select the ‘Show article permalink’ button on the right-hand side, among the ‘SHARE’ options.
Alternatively, the URL in the address bar can also be used.