Perma.cc is a service that helps prevent link rot. Use it to preserve the online sources you cite and to make those records accessible to your readers. Perma.cc enables scholars to create permanent records of the web sources they cite. "When a user creates a Perma.cc link, Perma.cc archives the referenced content and generates a link to an archived record of the page. Regardless of what may happen to the original source, the archived record will always be available through the Perma.cc link." The Bluebook supports the use of Perma.cc in Rule 18.2.1(d). The Ross-Blakley Law Library is a member of Perma.cc. If you'd like to begin using Perma.cc in your scholarship to ensure the online sources you cite remain available for readers, please request access at Ask a Law Librarian.
Watch this video from the Harvard Library Innovation Lab explaining why you should use Perma.cc.
Perma.cc uses bots to capture content on the web. Occasionally, sites may flag Perma as a bot - which it technically is - and prevent Perma from gathering the information required to successfully capture a webpage.
When this happens, you may see a message stating: "Couldn't load URL. We’re unable to create your Perma Link." This typically occurs with news sites, but may occur with other domains as well.
If there's a page you want captured, but receive the error message listed above, there's a workaround that allows you to upload your own image or PDF into a Perma Link:
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