Perma.cc

What is Perma.cc?

Perma.cc is a service that preserves online sources and prevents “link rot,” ensuring your citations remain accessible over time.

What is link rot?

“Link rot” (also called “reference rot”) happens when an online source changes or disappears, leading to broken citations. This problem is common in academic scholarship, where readers rely on stable sources.

How does Perma.cc work?

Paste the URL of a page into Perma.cc. The service captures and stores the content, then creates a unique “Perma Link”(e.g. https://perma.cc/ABCD-1234).

You can include this link in your citation so readers always have access to a preserved version, even if the original site changes or disappears.

See an example of a web page archived with Perma.cc at https://perma.cc/G7R6-9XD4


(Example of a perserved page in Perma.cc)

Read more about Perma.cc in our FAQs.

EMU faculty, staff, and graduate students can request free accounts through the EMU Library. Contact Julia K. Nims at jnims@emich.edu.