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Adding Ebsco Resources to Canvas

Link to an Ebsco Resource (article/ebook) starting from a Canvas Module

  1. Open Canvas and go to a module (or create a new module)
  2. Select the + icon in the module heading
  3. In the Add drop-down menu, select External Tool
  4. In the External Tool menu, Select Library Resources

screen shot showing "Add External Tool to EbscoHolt Article" menu in a Canvas course with a purple box highlighting the Library Resource module

  1. Select the database(s) you want to search. ALL Ebsco databases are selected by default. Select Continue

screen shot of list of Ebsco databases with purple box highlighting the select/deselect check box

 

  1. Search for an article/ebook (or another resource) in the Ebsco database(s). If looking for a known item, paste in the article title
  2. Click on Add next to any item you want to add

screen shot of an article record in an Ebsco database with a purple box highlighting the add button

  1. After the article is selected, scroll down in the Add Item window to see the page name
    • Select any indentation and "Load in a new tab" options
    • Click the Add Item button when you are finished

screen shot of the Add item to EbscoHost Article section in Canvas with a purple arrow pointing at the Page name explaining that the Ebsco tool automatically edits the page name to the name of the article.

  1. Find the article in the Canvas Module menu and Publish it

screen shot of the Canvas module labeled Ebsco Article with the purple circle outlining the publish symbol.