Subject Guides: BSCI, CRJ, & WGST Faculty: Library Services and Research Help: Create Off-Campus Article, Video & ebook Links

Nadine Anderson, Behavioral Sciences and Women's & Gender Studies Librarian

she/her/hers

Contact:

4021 CASL/1153B ML
nfanders@umich.edu

Subjects: Anthropology, Behavioral and Biological Sciences, Criminal Justice, Faculty Resources, Food Studies, Integrative Studies, LGBTQ Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Women's & Gender Studies

How do I create Canvas links to library streaming video, ebooks, and articles that work from off-campus?

Your Canvas links to journal articles, ebooks, and streaming videos need to include UMD library authentication in the URL for them to be accessible off-campus. Students will be prompted to login with their UM-Dearborn uniquename and their Kerberos password - see the Online Library Access page for more info.

To add UM-Dearborn authentication to your links:

1. Use the Permalink for the article, ebook, or video in Mardigian Search

Search for the title of your article, video, or ebook
Click on next to the article title in the Mardigian Search results, then click on Copy to copy the link

2. Go to the Off-Campus Link Tool page on the library website and use the URL Converter to add UM-Dearborn library authentication to database links:

Search the web page of the journal article, video, or e-book for a stable link
If you can't find a stable link, copy the URL in your browser's address bar
Paste the stable link in the URL Converter Tool and click Convert link

Some databases also require students to be on UM-Dearborn VPN to access their journal articles, ebooks, and streaming videos. Go to the Online Library Access page for info and links to ITS VPN installation and troubleshooting pages.