To create persistent links to articles in OvidSP, follow these steps:

• 1. From the result list, click on the the Ovid Full Text link.
• 2. Click the Email Jumpstart link in the Article Tools menu.
• 3. The Jumpstart URL provided in the pop-up window is the persistent link. Copy the URL.
• 4. Attach the proxy prefix to the beginning of the OVID URL: http://stats.lib.pdx.edu/proxy.php?url=

The persistent link you provide will have the following format, without any spaces:

Please note: not all full text articles in OvidSP have a persistent link. In order to link to a full text article in OvidSP, the Email Jumpstart option must be available.

Screenshots of Ovid database (with persistent link):

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