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Creating Stable Links to Medical Ebooks: ScienceDirect

How to create a stable or durable link to medical ebooks available from the MSU Libraries

Link to ScienceDirect

Always use the IP authenticated link above to access this resource. This will ensure you can create stable links.

Link to Ebook

You can get the stable link to the ebook from the Electronic Medical Books guide or, if your ebook isn't in there, you can:

1. Navigate to the ebook you want to link to in the ScienceDirect platform

2. copy and paste the portion of the URL after cl.msu.edu/ to end of this string:

https://ezproxy.msu.edu/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/

3. the link to the ebook should look like this:

https://ezproxy.msu.edu/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780323694247/stroke

(Stroke: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management)

Link to Chapters

1. Navigate to the ebook chapter you want to link to in the ScienceDirect platform

2. copy and paste the portion of the URL after cl.msu.edu/ to end of this string:

https://ezproxy.msu.edu/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/

3. the link to the ebook should look like this:

https://ezproxy.msu.edu/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128143308000019

(Adult Short Bowel Syndrome, Chapter Chapter 1 - Normal Anatomy, Digestion, Absorption)