Faculty: Linking to Library Resources

Greenlease Library subscribes to thousands of e-books and e-journals that are high quality and licensed under specific contractual terms & conditions. Whenever possible, link directly to content rather than uploading PDFs.

• Avoid Off-Campus Problems: Start with a "clean" URL.  If your URL contains any "&" symbols or has a long strings, Go  look for a "permalink," "copy link," or "stable URL" on the webpage.
• Check that links to Library resources are set to Open in a new window or browser. 
• Include the Rockhurst Proxy Prepend  https://login.rockhurst.idm.oclc.org/login?url= at the beginning of Library links.
• If using a browser or website URL, look at the URL and change dashes to periods before adding the Library Proxy. For example: https://advance-lexis-com should be changed to https://advance.lexis.com.
• The preferred method of linking is to hyperlink the article citation. In some cases, databases use an older version of a citation style. Update the style of the citation to the latest edition of a particular citation format.

To Add an External URL in Canvas

1. In Course Navigation, click the Modules link.
2. Click the Add Item button.
3. In the Add [Item Type] To: drop-down menu, select the External URL option.
   1. Type or paste the URL in the URL field [1].
   2. Give the External URL a page name
   3. To have the URL open in a new browser tab, click the Load in a new tab checkbox.
   4.  Choose whether or not to indent the item in the module drop-down menu.
4. Click the Add Item button.
5. View the external URL in the module.