Stable Links for Electronic Resources

Stable links are URLs for online library resources (i.e., journal articles, e-books. streaming media) that can safely be reused for off-campus access. To ensure compliance with copyright law and licensing agreements, use the appropriate stable links to share article-level or chapter-level content or streaming media within a learning management system (i.e., D2L) or in course-related materials.  

Why?

• Stable links are persistent. URLs that appear in web browser navigation bars are often dynamic, meaning they are unique to each web browsing session. 
• Stable links allow off-campus users to log in so publishers can recognize authorized MSU users. 
• Stable links make it easy to manage and copy content between courses in D2L. 

For questions about stable links, please contact Discovery Services at 517-353-8700 or reachout@msu.edu.