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Linking Library Resources in Canvas

This faculty-oriented guide provides directions on how to link to library online resources in your Canvas course. This guide includes detailed directions on how to create persistent links to content in the library's article databases.

Persistent Linking Instructions for EBSCO eBooks

Follow these steps to create persistent links to ebooks in EBSCO eBooks:

  1. Search for an eBook in the EBSCO eBook Collection from the Library Databases page. 
  2. Click on the title of the book to bring up the full record.
  3. Click on the title to bring up the complete record.
  4. Click on the Share icon (a curved arrow) on the upper right side of the article record.
  5. Click on Create link.
  6. Click Copy to clipboard.
  7. Paste the URL in your Canvas course, email message, online syllabus, etc.
  8. Be sure to include the Library's remote access prefix at the beginning of the persistent link.

Example Persistent Link:

https://blume.stmarytx.edu/login?url=https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=ee514471-ada1-3b8f-ba0d-49e1db9ee12f