Guides: Faculty Support at RDC Library: Add Library Resources to Blackboard

Integrate Subject Guides

Library & Research Tool

The Library has launched a new tool so you can add the Library’s Subject Guides and Citation Guides directly to your Blackboard courses. The relevant guides will appear based on your course’s subject(s). It is called the Library & Research tool.

You can opt-in to this feature for Winter 2021. In Fall 2021, Library & Research will automatically be added to your course navigation.

What will this look like?

Instructor adds Library & Research tool to course navigation:

Student clicks on Library & Research, results automagically display Library resources related to Education:

How do I add this to my course?

There are two ways to integrate Library resources; they can be integrated into the course navigation and into the content area.

Follow our easy steps to integrate this into your course:

For guided assistance and demo, attend one of our upcoming workshops:

Add the Library & Research Tool to Course Navigation

Login to Blackboard and enter your course, then follow the instructions below or view our printable instructions for screen captures:

Ensure Edit Mode is on and that you are not in Student Preview
In the navigation, click on the + icon
Select Tool Link
From the drop down, select Library & Research
Name your link Library & Research (we strongly recommend using this name to maintain consistency between courses for ease of use for students)
Click checkbox to make Available to Users

Your link is now added to the navigation in your course!

Add Library & Research to Blackboard Course Content

You can add Library Guides (Subject Guides and Citation Guides content) to any Blackboard content area.

Login to Blackboard and enter your course, then follow the instructions below or view our printable instructions for screen captures:

Go to the Build Content menu
Click on Library & Research - Add Library Guides
Insert your link
- Name your link
- Check Yes make content viewable
- Click Submit
Connect your link to the selected Library content
- Click on your new link
- Select LibGuides Site - Guides - rdc.libguides.com
- Select desired content (full guide, single page, or content box)
- Click Embed Content

Your students will now see this selected content within your Blackboard course.

Link e-Resources in Blackboard

Why Use Permalinks

Most publishers do not allow uploading PDFs into Blackboard. Instead, use permalinks for the Library's licensed databases for articles, e-books, and streaming videos.
Using permalinks:
- Saves space on Blackboard's servers.
- Gives the Library statistics on resource usage
- Introduces students to what databases look like and do (via a “database-view” of the article).

Finding Permalinks

Permanent URLs may also be called "permanent links", "persistent links", "permalinks" or "stable links". For most eresources, the URL in a web browser's address bar is not a permanent link.
Find the eResource you wish to link to, then copy the permalink for inclusion in your course. Find permalinks for:

Ensuring Off-campus Access

To ensure your link will work off-campus, prepend it with the following URL if it is not already included: https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=
Your final URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks): https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=48982605&site=ehost-live
On-campus the resource will open directly. Off-campus, students will be prompted to login with their 13-digit Library Barcode Number and PIN. Suggested wording to include in your course:

To access Library resources (articles, ebooks, streaming videos) from off-campus, enter your 13-digit iCard barcode number and your NEOS PIN when prompted. Get help with your barcode or PIN.

Adding Permalinks to Blackboard

Select the option "Open in New Window" to ensure the eResource opens outside of Blackboard.
Include a full citation for the resource. This will ensure that if the link breaks, students will be able to look up the resource outside of Blackboard.
Switch to Student View Mode and test your links in Blackboard.
Add Links in Blackboard - Show Me!

Cite & Attribute e-Resources

Include a full citation for any e-resources included in your Blackboard course:

This ensures that if the link breaks, students will be able to look up the resource outside of Blackboard.
For information and examples, visit Citing & Attributing Works on the Copyright Guide.

If you have questions about linking eResources, or experience difficulty getting the linking to work properly, please Ask Us!

EBSCO Database Articles

View Detailed Record (click on article title from search results)
From Tools menu (right-hand side), click on Permalink
The Permalink will appear at the top of the article record:
Your URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks): https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=128497819

JSTOR Articles

View article full record (click on article title from search results)
Look for the Remote Access URL on the left-hand side of the article
Your URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks): https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/90013532

Gale Database Articles

View article full record (click on article title from search results)
From the menu above the article title, click on Get Link and copy the URL
To ensure the link will work off-campus, prepend it with the following URL: https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=
Your URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks): https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A639273812/CPI?u=red68720&sid=CPI&xid=6e9f80c8

Project Muse Articles

View article full record (click on article title from search results)
Copy the Viewed or Download URL, found above the article title (right-click on link and select Copy Link Address)
Your URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks):
https://muse-jhu-edu.ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/article/762245
https://muse-jhu-edu.ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/article/762245/pdf

Science Direct Articles

View article full record (click on article title from search results)
Below the title/author information, you will find the DOI
Copy the DOI, then add this prefix: https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=http:dx.doi.org/
Your URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks): https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/S0039-9140(99)00258-1

ProQuest databases Articles

View article full record (click on article title from search results)
Under the Abstract/Details tab, look for the Document URL
Copy the Document URL and paste it into your document. Your link should look like this: https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/docview/744366821?accountid=13469

Artstor Digital Library Videos

Artstor videos cannot be embedded, only linked
View video full record (click on video title from search results)
On the right-hand side of video, look for the Copy box; click to copy the video URL (no need to add a prepend)
Your URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks): https://library-artstor-org.ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/public/24909722

Criterion-on-Demand Videos

Criterion videos cannot be embedded, only linked
View video full record (click on video title from search results)
Copy the URL from the browser address bar (no need to add a prepend)
Your URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks): https://media3-criterionpic-com.ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/htbin/wwform/006?T=110063E (for Generation Wealth video)

Curio Videos

Curio videos cannot be embedded, only linked
View video full record (click on video title from search results)
Click on the Share button, located beside the video and copy the Permalink
Your URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks): https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=https://curio.ca/en/video/can-i-go-outside-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak-24503/

Films on Demand Videos

Films on Demand videos can be embedded and linked
Click on the Share link, located below the video; from the pop-up window, click on Embed/Link
To link to the video, copy the Record URL (to go to main program page) or Segment Link (to link to a particular segment)
Your URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks): https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=103278&xtid=94747&loid=394635
To embed the video
- Copy the Embed Code (no need to add a prepend)
- In Blackboard, create an Item
- Using the toolbar, switch to Source Code view [show me]
- Paste the copied embed code
- Add context and citation information
- View our printable instructions with screen captures
- View the Films on Demand QuickStart Guide

Kanopy Videos

Kanopy videos can be embedded and linked
Click on the Share link, located below the video
To link to the video:
- Copy the Share Link
- To ensure the video plays off-campus, prepend it with: https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=
- Your URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks): https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=https://rdc.kanopy.com/video/rumble
To embed the video
- Copy the Embed Code (no need to add a prepend)
- In Blackboard, create an Item
- Using the toolbar, switch to Source Code view [show me]
- Paste the copied embed code
- Add context and citation information
- View our printable instructions with screen captures
- View Embedding Films information from Kanopy

National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

NFB videos can be embedded and linked
To link to the video:
- Copy the URL from the browser address bar (no need to add a prepend)
- Your URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks): https://www-nfb-ca.ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/film/margaret_atwood-a-word-after-a-word-after-a-word/
To embed the video
- Click on the Embed icon (</>) located below the video
- Copy the Embed Code (no need to add a prepend)
- In Blackboard, create an Item
- Using the toolbar, switch to Source Code view [show me]
- Paste the copied embed code
- Add context and citation information
- View our printable instructions with screen captures
- TIP! For additional instructor features such as playlist creation and film chaptering, activate an NFB Campus personal profile. For more information and the activation key, contact your School Librarian.

ProQuest Ebook Central

View full e-book record (click on e-book title from search results)
Beneath book cover image, select Share Link to Book and copy the link provided
To ensure the link works off-campus, prepend it with: http://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=
Your URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks): http://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rdc/detail.action?docID=368494

EBSCO Databases E-books

View full e-book record (click on e-book title from search results)
From the Tools menu on the right-hand side, select Permalink.
The Permalink will appear at the top of the book record:
Your URL should look similar to this (with no spaces or line breaks): https://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat02730a&AN=rdc.8137152&site=eds-live

Within any Content Area, Learning Module, or Folder select Build Content > Web Link.

Step 1: Add Web Link Information

Name your link and paste the persistent URL into the URL box.
Ensure the link will work off-campus by prepending it with the following URL if it is not already included: http://ezproxy.ardc.talonline.ca/login?url=

Step 2: Add Description

Add a full citation for your resource.

Step 3: Ignore Attachments

Most publishers DO NOT allow uploading of eResources directly into Blackboard.

Step 4: Set Web Link Options

Set Open in New Window to Yes.

Step 5: Select Standard Options

Select other options as required.

Step 6: Submit and Test Link

Click Submit to add your link.
Switch to Student View and test your link.

Cite & Attribute e-Resources

Include a full citation for any e-resources included in your Blackboard course:

This ensures that if the link breaks, students will be able to look up the resource outside of Blackboard.
For information and examples, visit Citing & Attributing Works on the Copyright Guide.