When sharing an article or ebook chapter from a library resource, use direct permalinks to the item record in Primo whenever possible.
Note: Make sure you create a link that will be durable, and check periodically to ensure the link hasn't broken. If the content you are linking to is moved or removed, you may have to find an alternative.
Linking to Library-Licensed Content
1. Use permalinks to create durable, persistent links to content in library databases for your students. Copying a link from your browser address bar will often result in non-functional link.
Examples of stable link or permalink options in databases:
2. Ensure that the link is "proxied" to allow off-campus access to the linked content. If not, add the proxy prefix to the link. The proxy prefix is what allows an off-campus user to authenticate by logging in with their SJU login and password. The proxy prefix is: https://ezproxy.sju.edu/login?url= and is immediately followed by the stable url for the resource.
Examples:
A stable link to an article in the JSTOR database:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1974924
A proxied stable link to an article in the JSTOR database:
https://ezproxy.sju.edu/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1974924
3. Add the link to Canvas following their instructions for adding an "external URL."
If you would like your students to read an article together and comment on it, EBSCO and ProQuest offer the option of downloading articles directly to Google Drive.
In a ProQuest record, click on All Options from the toolbox on the right:
Google Drive is found under Cloud Saving.
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In EBSCOhost records, Google Drive is the first item listed in the Tools section on the right:
