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Using Library Resources in OAK or Course Web pages
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Central Library resources can be incorporated into courses on OAK or individual course web pages in several different ways.
Faculty can:
- Link full text articles directly to their syllabus or reading list
- Direct Students to databases and e-journals for specific assignments
- Link to General Subject Guides and Library Homepage
- Link to Getting Started With Your Research, a self-help guide for students
- Provide students with a direct link to librarian assistance provided through the Ask Us! service
- Place items on Electronic Reserves.
If you are linking to articles or databases:
You will need Vanderbilt's proxy address to link to specific articles or databases from OAK or your course web pages. The proxy address ensures that students will be able to access articles no matter where they are-on campus or off.Add the following prefix at the beginning of the article link.
http://proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/login?url=
Here is an example using an article from JSTOR.
http://proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/1014146
Other examples of final urls are given for each individual database below under the section Link full text articles directly to their syllabus or reading list.
If you need any assistance creating links to library resources, contact:
Melinda Brown, Acting Head of Reference
How do I find out about any new library resources that might be useful for my class?
Contact the subject librarian for your department, who will be able to suggest resources appropriate to the subject of your course and the research needs of your students.
Link full text articles directly to your syllabus or reading listIt is often possible to link directly to a full-text article in one of the library's online journal and article collections directly from your course readings in OAK or your course web-page. Methods for creating these links will vary:
- Sometimes you can use the URL (web site address) displayed in the address bar at the top of your web browser's window.
- Sometimes you will have to build a link based on information that an online journal or article collection provides.
It is important to create direct and stable article links:
Direct: The link leads immediately to the article, with no need to search or navigate.
Stable: The link works every time you click on it. (NOTE: If you simply copy a link from the address bar, it may stop working after you've closed the broswer and will never work for other people).
Choose the database where you found the article from the following list and follow the instructions (NOTE: This list is not comprehensive.):
- ACM Digital Library (Association for Computing Machinery)
- African-American Poetry (Literature Online)
- American Periodicals Series Online 1740-1940(ProQuest)
- American Poetry (1600-1900) (Literature Online)
- A.T.L.A. Religion Database (EBSCOHost)
- Business Source Premier (EBSCOHost)
- Chicago Tribune, 1849-1986 (ProQuest)
- Computer Database
- Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
- Declassified Documents Reference System - United States
- Dissertation Abstracts/Digital Dissertations/ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
- Early American Fiction
- Early English Books Online (EEBO)
- Early English Prose Fiction (1500-1700) (Literature Online)
- Eighteenth-Century Fiction (Literature Online)
- English Drama (1250-1900) (Literature Online)
- English Poetry (600 - 1900) (Literature Online)
- Ethnic Newswatch (ProQuest)
- Faber Poetry Library
- General BusinessFile ASAP
- General BusinessFile International
- General Reference Center Gold
- Health and Wellness Resource Center
- Health Reference Center-Academic
- Humanities E-Book Project
- Informe
- Infotrac Onefile
- International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (ScienceDirect)
- JSTOR
- Kluwer Journals
- Literature Online
- Literature Resource Center
- Modern Poetry (Literature Online)
- New York Times, 1851-2005 (ProQuest)
- Niles' Register, 1814-1849 (ProQuest)
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
- Oxford Reference Online Premium
- Pollard and Redgrave (EEBO)
- Project Euclid
- Project MUSE
- ProQuest
- ProQuest Newspapers (ProQuest)
- Religion & Philosophy Database
- ScienceDirect
- Short Title Catalog (EEBO)
- SpringerLink
- Thomason Tracts (EEBO)
- Times Digital Archive (London Times)
- Twentieth Century African-American Poetry (Literature Online)
- Twentieth Century American Poetry (Literature Online)
- Washington Post (1877-1992) (ProQuest)
What if the Database Where I Found My Article Isn't On this List?
If the database where you found your article doesn't have direct links to articles, consider this alternative. Give your students the article citation, provide a link to the database where the article can be found, and have them search the database on their own. This takes time, and often the article is not found if the person made a mistake typing or searched improperly. However, since not all full-text databases provide the ability to do article level linking, this might be your best option.
Direct Students to databases and e-journals for specific assignmentsThere are times when you may wish to have students use a particular database and/or e-journal to complete specific assignments. Consider linking directly to these resources.
To do this, start by going to the Library's research database or e-journal page. Find the database or e-journal you want to link to, and place your cursor over the link.
Right click on the link, and select "Copy shortcut" or "Copy Link Location" (depending upon your browser, this message might be slightly different). This will allow you to paste the correct URL with proxy information (the code that allows for off-campus access) into OAK or your course web-page.
Link to General Subject Guides and Library HomepageSubject Guides:
You may wish to link to one of our subject based research guides. These guides are open to the public. Choose the guide you wish to link to and simply cut and paste the link from the top of the web page for your link.
Library Homepage:
Consider linking to the Heard Library system homepage. This page gives students direct access to many library resources and services. All the links from this page include proxy server information that will allow students to access the materials whereever they are.
The URL to use: http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/
Getting Started With Your Research is a guide for students who are unclear about the steps to take for a research project. It provides basic information about the research process, when to use library resources in the process, and how to get in touch with a librarian for further help.
The URL to use: http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/research/
Ask Us!Did you know that students can get online help from a librarian? The Ask Us! e-mail services is an online alternative for students who need research assistance.
The URL to use: http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/askus/