Linking to Library Resources in Canvas

Follow these steps to create persistent links to materials in the CQ Researcher database or the CQ Encyclopedia of American Government database:

Start at the A-Z Databases page:

1. Go to the CQ Researcher database. (The following procedure also works for the CQ Encyclopedia of American Government)
2. Search for a topic and find an article you like.  
3. Click on a title to bring up the record.
4. Scroll down to the bottom of document to find the Document URL.  
5. Copy the URL. 
6. Create a new persistent link by opening Notepad (or something similar) and pasting the Document URL into it, then add the remote access prefix (https://libraryaccess.sdcity.edu/login?url=) to the beginning of the Document URL (see example below).

Then go to your Canvas shell: 

• Within a text editor box, paste in the new persistent link, OR
• Within a Module, create a new External Link and paste in the new persistent link as the URL. Make sure to check the box for the Load in a new tab option. Why?

Example Persistent Link and Screenshot:

https://libraryaccess.sdcity.edu/login?url=https://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqr_ht_climate_change_2019