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Direct Article Links (EBSCO)

A new feature for NC LIVE users is the ability to link directly to NC LIVE content, such as e-books, magazine & journal articles, or images.  Previously this was only available if a library was hosting its own local proxy server, but we recently adapted the NC LIVE login page to allow for this type of deep linking without a local proxy.

As a part of this change, the persistent links found in all EBSCO resources are set  to allow users outside of a library to access them with the NC LIVE login information. This means you now have the ability to:

  • Any EBSCO article link can be emailed to someone - If they are outside the library they will be asked to login with the standard NC LIVE login page before being taken to the article.
  • Instructors & Faculty can take a permanent link in EBSCO and post it in their course management system.  The student will then be asked for their NC LIVE login before being taken to the article.
  • Any alert or RSS feed will be automatically be sent through the NC LIVE login screen when a user tries to access one of the articles in the list.

Note this does not apply to libraries who do run a local proxy server.

Highlighted below is an example of a persistent link in EBSCO that now has the NC LIVE login in front of it. 

Picture of ebsco record link

 

If you have questions about this, or any other feature in EBSCO, please contact the NC LIVE Help Desk.