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Embedding Library Content at Point-of-Need in Canvas

How do I integrate the library's resources and collections into my Canvas courses effectively and efficiently?

Linking to Ebooks

The Library provides access to over 300,000 electronic books that can be downloaded to your computer or mobile device for offline viewing. Our largest and most comprehensive Ebook collection is ProQuest Ebook Central. Ebook Central provides access to licensed Ebooks (instant access) and On-Demand Ebooks (available upon request).

A Persistent Link, or Persistent URL (PURL), is a constant, stable link to an Ebook that will not change over time, and will allow students to view the content off-campus. A PURL is also sometimes referred to as a durable link or a Permalink.

In ProQuest Ebook Central, one has the ability to provide a PURL to the full Ebook, or to a specific chapter or page within an Ebook.

Locating a PURL for a full Ebook:

  1. Access ProQuest Ebook Central from the Library’s A-Z Database page
  2. Search or browse for an Ebook and select it
  3. Click on “share link to book” on the left hand side of the page
  4. Highlight the link and copy it

 

Locating a PURL for a specific chapter or page within an Ebook:

  1. Access ProQuest Ebook Central from the Library’s A-Z Database page
  2. Search or browse for an Ebook and select it
  3. Click “read online” to view the full text of the Ebook
  4. Navigate to the page or chapter you wish to link to
  5. Click the “share link” icon found in the Ebook’s toolbar on the top of the page
  6. Highlight the link and copy it

 

Link to an Ebook’s Permalink in Canvas just as you would link to an external website.

  1. Create a new announcement, discussion, assignment, or page – anywhere you see the “rich text editor” – for this example I’ll create a new discussion board prompt
  2. Open and edit my new discussion – now I see the rich text editor
  3. Type in the text you wish to link from (ex: Click this link to read chapter 10…), then highlight the text
  4. Select the “link to URL” icon
  5. Paste in the Ebook PURL then click “insert link”
    1. Pro tip: Control+V to paste
  6. Save and Publish