Creating Electronic Reading Lists Using Library Databases:

The ability to locate relevant information in the Harbor College Library databases;
The ability to create a basic webpage;
The ability to copy-and-paste without using a mouse.

See the bottom of the page for basic instructions.

Due to copyright and licensing restrictions, links to subscription databases are solely for the use of Harbor College students and employees. For this reason, any electronic reading list created using library databases will prompt users, while off-campus, to authenticate themselves by entering a username and password. The authentication process tricks the database into thinking that access is coming from on-campus by first routing the internet connection through a proxyserver located on-campus. (All on-campus computers have unrestricted access.)

Any persistent URL, accessible through this authentication process must, therefore, be enhanced, by adding, as a prefix, the prefix URL for all the Harbor College Library databases to the persistent URL for the information desired. The Harbor College Library databases prefix URL, which must always be added regardless of database, is http://ezproxy.lahc.edu:2048/login?url=
The formula used to create a persistent and accessible link looks like:
http://ezproxy.lahc.edu:2048/login?url= + persistent URL = persistent and accessible URL
An accessible and persistent URL may, therefore, look something like this:
http://ezproxy.lahc.edu:2048/login?url= http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=1&hid=4&sid=
4fc6000d-fe5a-460b-a315-a873467b3132%40sessionmgr8

The persistent URL links are stable, but are subject to change or withdrawal. For this reason it is wise to verify article links from time to time.

Databases Using this Model: Expanded Academic ASAP; Gale Virtual Reference Library; Literature Resource Center; Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.

Location of PURL: In all Thompson Gale products simply click on the InfoMark symbol and the persistent URL will appear.

Databases Using this Model: SIRS Researcher

Location of PURL: Once an article or image has been located, the URL in the browser address bar can be used as the persistent URL.

Databases Using this Model: National Newspapers; Los Angeles Times Historical; New York Times Historical.

Location of PURL: PURLs are located on the article's abstract page. Simply click on Abstract to obtain the persistent URL. (In the historical newspaper databases students will have to click to Article Image-PDF�.)

Databases Using this Model: Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Location of PURL: Persistent URLs for articles can be found in the citation information at the end of an article. For images click on the button.

Databases Using this Model: Netlibrary.com e-book collection

Location of PURL: Once an e-book has been located, the URL in the browser address bar can be used as the persistent URL.

Databases Using this Model: MagillOnLiterature Plus; Clinical Pharmacology; Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition.

Location of PURL: In all Ebsco Host products the PURL is on the article's citation page (first page). Click on Citation if the browser does not default to this page.

Databases Using this Model: AccessScience

Location of PURL: Once an entry has been located, the URL in the browser address bar can be used as the persistent URL.

Databases Using this Model: CQ Researcher; CQ Weekly; CQ Encyclopedia of American Government

Location of PURL: Click on the Cite Nowbutton to obtain the PURL.