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Linking to Library Electronic Resources

This guide describes how to link Library resources onto Blackboard

Every Proquest resource has a different set of directions.

Note: these instructions may change over the course of the year.  If you have any problem with linking a resource, please contact Sally Murray or Lily Servel by email.

 

Linking to Proquest Ebook Central

Proquest Ebook Central, is one of the largest comprehensive ebook collections the Library subscribes to.

To link to the entire book:

1. Do a search on Proquest Ebook Central
2. Open the ebook record
3. Use the link appearing, after clicking on Share Link to Book, on the left side. 

To link to a page or chapter in a book:

1. Do a search on Proquest Ebook Central
2. Open the ebook record and go to a page or chapter

3. Click on the image of a link at the top and copy the url.  It includes the proxy information with 'aup' inside the link.

 

Linking to Academic Video Online Premier / Alexander Street / AVON

1. Do a search inside Alexander Street
2. Open the record by clicking on the title.
3. Under the video, click on Embed/Link, and take the Permanent Link - not the other(s). [See below] The proxy prefix is already included.

Alexander Street link

 

Linking to GenderWatch

1. Do a search in GenderWatch
2. Open the record by clicking on the title.
3. On the top click on the tab Abstract/Details


4. Scroll down the list until the section Document URL, you will see the right URL to use for linking

Linking to International Bibliography of Art

1. Do a search on International Bibliography of Art 
2. Open the record by clicking on the title
3. Scroll down until the section Document URL, you will see the right URL to use for linking

Linking to ProQuest Research Companion

1. Go to ProQuest Research Companion 
2. Go to the section you want to link to
3. Take the URL from the address field and add the following prefix before it:    http://proxy.aup.fr/login?url=
4. Copy the entire combination to your email, syllabi or Blackboard

Linking to Visual History Archive of the USC Shoah Foundation

1. Do a search in Visual History Archive of the USC Shoah Foundation 

2. Go to a video of interest and copy the url from the address field at the top of the browser for example:  http://vha.usc.edu/viewingPage?testimonyID=37716&returnIndex=4​

3. Take the URL from the address field and add the following prefix before it:   http://proxy.aup.fr/login?url=

4. Copy the entire combination to your email, syllabi or Blackboard

The final url would be http://proxy.aup.fr/login?url=http://vha.usc.edu/viewingPage?testimonyID=37716&returnIndex=4

Linking to 18th Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers

1. Do a search in 18th Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
2. Open the record by clicking on the title
3. Click on Details tab at the top [see below] and scroll down until the section Permalink and add to the end of the ezproxy prefix:   http://proxy.aup.fr/login?url=.

  

Final url would be: http://proxy.aup.fr/login?url=https://parlipapers.proquest.com/parlipapers/docview/t70.d75.hlsp-001017?accountid=40507

Contact for help

If you have any problem with linking a resource, please contact Sally Murray or Lily Servel by email.