Create Article Link
Linking to full-text articles in Blackboard
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You can link to full-
text articles available through the library’s databases to your course Blackboard site,
using the
Create Article Link
Blackboard Building Block available under
Course Tools
. The
CreateArticle Link
Building Block helps you easily create a persistent, authenticated persistent link to thearticle, authorized by our license agreements and in compliance with copyright law.
What is an Authenticated Persistent Link?
The links to full-text articles in library databases are often dynamically created. That is why you cannot just copy and paste the URL from the Browser address box into Blackboard. Additionally, links toarticles in restricted library databases need to include our EZ Proxy authentication prefix so off-campusauthenticated users can access the restricted library resources.
How do I create an Authenticated Persistent Link?
You can use an article’s DOI or the database’s persistent link. Following are instructions for using the
Create Article Link
Blackboard Building Block to create authenticated persistent links to copy into yourBlackboard site.Locate a full-text article online in a library databases or through one of our online subscriptions.
Open your Blackboard course site in a separate tab or window
Under
Course Tools
, select
Create Article Link
Copy the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) in the article citation information or create a PersistentLink through the database
. More information on DOI’s and
Persistent Links can be found in the
Create Article Link
Blackboard Building Block. If you need help, click the Ask-A-Librarian link.
Paste the article DOI or Persistent Link and click
Copy and paste the generated link into the appropriate Blackboard Content Area