Always test your links in an incognito or private window before sharing them.
Please note that most of these instructions can also be applied to articles.
If a journal is available in multiple databases, choose the best date spread or access option for the deep link.
Select the provider/database:
You can deep link to periodicals and articles within the EBSCOhost databases.
Click on the Share icon at the top of the page, and then click Create link.
Deep link example: https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=e10cec48-5379-3aff-8a14-1ae29d81aba1
Alternatively, you can copy the URL of the periodical or article.
You can deep link to periodicals or issues.
Copy the URL at the periodical or issue level. All characters from ? after the number are unnecessary and can be deleted, e.g. https://flipster.ebsco.com/c/zmmt2w/details/3940567?backTo=%2Fc%2Fzmmt2w%2Fbrowse
If you are logged into a TAFE NSW computer, the link will take you directly to the periodical or issue.
If you are using your personal device, you will be asked to log in with your TAFE credentials.
Deep link example: https://flipster.ebsco.com/c/zmmt2w/details/3933866
Please note that deep linking to PressReader is not available because the links are not stable.
Please note that deep linking instructions are not available for all eResources. If you cannot find the instructions you are looking for here, please check the Library Technology Services website LTS > Procedures > eResources - Deep Linking .
This page contains instructions for deep linking to eResources from EBSCO, Emerald Insight, Oxford Reference, ProQuest, Gale, ClinicalKey for Nursing, and Cambridge University Press.
You can deep link to periodicals and articles on ProQuest Central. At the periodical or article record, click the Copy URL icon to copy and paste the permanent link provided.
Deep link example: https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/improving-self-regulation-resiliency-skills/docview/3095613679/se-2?accountid=81668
Copy the periodical URL from the URL field and remove all characters before the word 'journal' https://search.informit.org/journal/ausjec
Add the prefix: https://search.informit.org/action/ssostart?idp=auth.tafensw.edu.au&redirectUri=%2F
Deep link example: https://search.informit.org/action/ssostart?idp=auth.tafensw.edu.au&redirectUri=%2Fjournal/ausjec
Copy the article URL from the browser and remove all characters before 'doi' https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.941026651803800
Add the prefix: https://search.informit.org/action/ssostart?idp=auth.tafensw.edu.au&redirectUri=%2F
Deep link example: https://search.informit.org/action/ssostart?idp=auth.tafensw.edu.au&redirectUri=%2Fdoi/10.3316/informit.941026651803800
Copy the NewsBank URL from the browser.
This NewsBank URL needs to be URL- encoded. The easiest way to do this is by using an AI tool. Open the Edge browser and launch Copilot (Ctrl + Shift +.). In the Copilot message box, type 'URL- encode' and then paste the NewsBank URL.
Copilot will return the URL- encoded NewsBank URL.
Open Notepad, paste the NewsBank authentication prefix followed by the URL- encoded NewsBank URL.
Authentication prefix: https://infoweb.newsbank.com/shibboleth?entityID=https://aafidp.tafensw.edu.au/idp/sibboleth&nburl=
NewsBank encoded URL:
https%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fapps%2Fnews%2Fbrowse-pub%3Fp%3DAUNB%26t%3Dpubname%253ASHMA-EEDT%2521Sydney%252BMorning%252BHerald%25252C%252BThe%252B%252528Australia%252529%26action%3Dbrowse%26year%3D2025