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Linking Directly to Individual Articles and Records: From OVID Database

Persistent links, Persistent URLs, or PURLs

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If the article is from an OVID database (Nursing Collection or Nursing Collection 2):

The persistent link information is obtained from email or is on the record description and labeled by the "Email Jumpstart." 
Click on the TITLE of the record to get to the description (DO NOT click on the full text link for this).
Look to the right of the resulting page in the "Article Tools" box for the "Email Jumpstart."

A pop up window will appear with "Your Jumpstart URL is:"

1) If this URL information begins with http://login.ezproxy.uta.edu/login?url=, just copy it and paste it where it is needed.

2) If you have a URL begining with http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?

      Add in front of the record's "Email Jumpstart" information 
      (remove any spaces in the URL)

      https://login.ezproxy.uta.edu/login?url=

Example:
Herman, J. & Ziel, S. (1999). Collaborative practice agreements for advanced practice nurses: What you should know. AACN Clinical Issues, 10 , 337-342.
https://login.ezproxy.uta.edu/login?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&D=yrovft&AN=00044067-199908000-00003&PDF=y  [UT Arlington NetID may be required]

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