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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 the Oxford English Dictionary database

Follow these steps to create persistent links to definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) database:

  1. Open the Oxford English Dictionary from the Library Databases page.
  2. Search for a word.  View the full entry for the word.
  3. Copy the URL in the browser toolbar.
  4. Open a text editor and paste the OED URL. 
  5. Add the remote access prefix (https://blume.stmarytx.edu/login?url=) before the OED URL.
  6. Paste the complete URL in your Canvas course, email message, online syllabus, etc.

Example Persistent Link:

https://blume.stmarytx.edu/login?url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/150823?rskey=RITBUO&result=1#eid

persistent link to Oxford English Dictionary entry