Perma.cc

A tool that captures, stores and plays back web citations on demand and provides a new URL to user. Built and maintained at the Harvard Law School Library.
Homepage:	https://perma.cc
Source Code:	https://github.com/harvard-lil/perma
License:	Open source, shared via GitHub
Platforms:	Platform agnostic, runs via web browser
Output Formats:	Template:Format

Description

Perma creates high fidelity web captures on demand for the specific goal of preserving citations. When a user creates a Perma record, perma.cc captures the referenced content and generates a new link to a playback of the archived record. The record will always be available through the Perma.cc link and is displayed in an iFrame including time and date of capture as well as a path to the live page. Records are stored by the Harvard Law School Library and a consortium of partner institutions.

Perma.cc differs from traditional web crawlers, capturing content that allows for a high fidelity replay of a given webpage so that users see and interact with a website the way they would have with the live site. It also provides a user interface for account holders to organize and manage their links. Institutional accounts allow for shared foldering.

User Experiences

• 2018-07-06 Maintaining and preserving the digital scholarly record with Perma.cc
• 2015-05-14: How Can Faculty Use Perma.cc?
• UMass Amherst LibGuide