Integrating Library Resources into Canvas

You may have specific articles or e-books in mind that you wish to have your students access in a given course. You can establish a link in Canvas that will take your students directly to the article or e-book you reference. The most important element to success with this is utilizing an article's permanent link, or permalink (see the Finding Permalinks pages for detailed instructions). A standard url is likely not to work, especially if the material is accessed off campus.

Linking directly to an article

To add an article in Canvas, complete the following steps:

Step 1: Click on the Plus icon to the right of the title of your module.

Step 2: Click on the drop-down menu box on the screen that comes up. Select Add External URL.

Step 3: Enter the permalink of the article that you want to insert.  Be sure to give the article a title in the Page Name field, one that makes it easily identifiable.

Step 4: Click on the Add Item green rectangle.  Click publish when you're ready for students to have access. Your screen should look like this.

Opening Articles in OneSearch contains instructions for students who are unfamiliar with the process of connecting to and opening the full-text of an article.