Linking to VIU Library EZproxy resources from D2L

Linking to online readings in the Library@VIU from your Desire2Learn course requires the use of stable, proxied links:
Linking to VIU EZproxy resources from VIULearn (Video)


 * Stable links remain accessible over a period of time (are not session-specific)
 * Proxied links can be accessed both on and off campus

A properly proxied stable link may look something like this:

http://ezproxy.viu.ca/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=33251385&loginpage=login.asp&site=ehost-live&scope=site

1. From your Course Home page, either click on the Content Browser link, or under Course Materials select Content to go to the Content Area.



2. Navigate to the module you want your link to be in using the Table of Contents on the left hand side of the screen.



3. Select New and choose Create a File.

4. Enter a Title for your page.

5. Open the library website in a new tab and navigate to the reading that you want.

Depending on the specific resource there are different ways of obtaining or creating a stable link. The example that follows illustrates the process in an Ebscohost database. Steps will vary in other databases. For details, see the Library@VIU guide to creating stable links. For further assistance, contact the Library.

6. Once the link is open you will need to click on Cite. This will allow you to choose a citation style for the reading that you are linking. The citation is important because it gives necessary information for the reading to be traced in case a link breaks.



7. Select the citation in the style you wish, using your mouse to highlight the text, and then press Ctrl and C keys on your keyboard (or right-click and select to copy link or copy shortcut:



8. Navigate back to the VIULearn (Desire2Learn) tab in your browser.

9. On the Create a File page that you made, click in the text area, and then hold the Ctrl and V keys on your keyboard to paste the citation text that you have copied (or right-click and select to paste).



10. Navigate back to the library tab, and click on Permalink. This will generate a stable, proxied link that you can use in the HTML page just as you would any other link.



11. Click on the Permalink and then hold the Ctrl and C keys on your keyboard:



12. Open a Word file or other text editing program and then hold the Ctrl and V keys on your keyboard to paste the permalink.

13. In Word re-copy the link, but highlighting the text, and hold Ctrl and C.

14. Navigate back to your Desire2Learn tab and place the cursor under the citation. Using the Paste from Word icon and again hold Ctrl and V.

15. Click on either Publish or Update to save your page.

16. Test each link from both on and off campus to ensure it is working.

17. Re-test links prior to each offering of the course to ensure that they remain viable.