Check Links to Library Material
With the Sirsi Enterprise and EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) retirement, be sure all links to those two systems have been changed over to database-specific or Page 1+ links.
For links to library catalogue items (books, dvds, and other physical material), you'll need to use a Page 1+ link
For links to eResources, we recommend using the database-specific permalinks
IMPORTANT: Old links are no longer accessible.
Permanent links created in third-party databases like EBSCO's Academic Search Premier will not be affected by this change.
Identifying Affected Links
Sirsi Enterprise: any URL starting with https://sault.ent.sirsidynix.net/...
EDS: any URL with either of the following formats
- Please look for "site=eds-live" towards the end of the URL, as other Ebsco permalinks will look similar.
http://ra.ocls.ca/ra/login.aspx?inst=sault&url=https://search-ebscohost-com.sault.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=[.....]&site=eds-live&scope=site
- Any URL starting with: https://eds-s-ebscohost-com.sault.idm.oclc.org/eds...
Creating Resource Links for Your Instruction Materials
Library Catalogue Links
After searching Page 1+, click on a book title that you want.
You will see the item's record view, which has more information about the item and tools for citation, exporting, and creating permanent links.
If you want to link to a resource in your instruction materials, just click on PERMALINK and copy it to the clipboard. Use that link anywhere.
Database Specific Links
Page 1+ records and permalinks can be used for eResources. However, we recommend using permalinks directly to the resource. Since each database has it own format for permalinks, please see Faculty Info - D2L Management for Persistent Linking