Links to Library Web Pages
You can copy and paste the URL from your browser’s address bar to get a stable URL for any page on the library website. Library pages that may be useful to your students:
Links to SuperSearch
You can provide links to a list of search results or to individual items in SuperSearch. If you have questions or need help, contact [email protected].
Link to an Online Journal
Link to the Cowles Library Find Journals page for your preferred journal. Here are a few reasons why we recommend this option:
Link to an Article in a Database or Online Journal
You can create links to any of the articles available through Library databases and online journals. Unfortunately, however, the process of creating a link varies from database to database.
Link to E-Reserves
You can create links to E-Reserves at the Course Page level, at the Documents Page level, or to an individual document. For each of these links, your students will be prompted for the course password (established when you created your E-Reserves course page), so you should provide the password in Blackboard along with the link.
Link to Videos and Other Media
Cowles Library offers a wide range of video, audio and image resources that may be of considerable value in instruction. In many cases these videos and other resources can be directly incorporated into your course pages.
Adding a Librarian as a Co-Instructor
Librarians can serve as co-instructors within Blackboard courses, and can provide valuable virtual help.
Drake Sponsored Blackboard Learn Ultra Opportunities
The "Blackboard Learn Ultra Instructor Orientation" course is available in Blackboard Learn. Every Drake faculty member has been enrolled in the course as a student. If you cannot find this course or do not have this course, please submit a ticket to the ITS Help Desk.
Blackboard Sponsored Training Opportunities
There are several opportunities available through the Blackboard Community site. A one-time registration is required.
More Information
To learn more about the Blackboard Ultra upgrade at Drake, visit https://www.drake.edu/its/learnultra
What is the Drake University decision support tool?
Its main goal is to empower deans, department chairs and the provost to make more effective resource allocation decisions across the university. See some of the areas the tool has impacted the most so far.
What is Drake changing?
Drake is changing the way they deal with budgets. The reports that are being developed are empowering budget managers to project and forecast their remaining budget throughout the fiscal cycle more effectively.
Steps For Adding Links in Blackboard Ultra
- Log into Blackboardand select your course.
- Select Content from the course navigation bar, then hover over Build Content.
- Select “Web Link” to add a single link or “Blank Page” if you’d like to add several links from the Library. Show me.
- Click Submit. Your web link or page will appear at the bottom of your course menu.
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Links to Library Web Pages
You can copy and paste the URL from your browser’s address bar to get a stable URL for any page on the library website. Library pages that may be useful to your students: Cowles Library home page (http://library.drake.edu) Law Library home page (http://www.drake.edu/law/library) Links to Research Guides (subject or course specific), the Library’s database lists, links to specific datab…
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Links to SuperSearch
- SuperSearch landing page: https://library.drake.edu/goto/supersearch
- Reserves by Course or Instructor: https://library.drake.edu/goto/reserves
- Reviewing what items I have checked out: https://library.drake.edu/goto/my-library-account
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Link to An Online Journal
Link to the Cowles Library Find Journals pagefor your preferred journal. Here are a few reasons why we recommend this option: 1. Publishers frequently change their URLs without advanced notice. By linking to the Find Journals page, your students will always be able to find the journal you are assigning regardless of publisher URL changes. 2. The date range for full text availabilit…
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Link to An Article in A Database Or Online Journal
You can create links to anyof the articles available through Library databases and online journals. Unfortunately, however, the process of creating a link varies from database to database. In order to create a link to an article, you need to use a persistent link, sometimes called “permalinks” or “stable URLs.” In some cases, the URL in your browser’s address bar might work as a persistent …
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Link to Drake’s Digital Collections
eScholarShare, Drake Digital Collections, and Drake University Political Papers are potentially valuable resources for use in your classroom. 1. eScholarShare, Drake’s institutional repository, contains links to dissertations, theses, articles, books, and other content by Drake authors. 2. Drake Digital Collectionscontain historic documents, photographs, and other artifacts that have …
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Link to E-Reserves
You can create links to E-Reserves at the Course Page level, at the Documents Page level, or to an individual document. For each of these links, your students will be prompted for the course password (established when you created your E-Reserves course page), so you should provide the password in Blackboard along with the link. More information about setting up E-Reserves. Go t…
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Link to Videos and Other Media
Cowles Library offers a wide range of video, audio and image resources that may be of considerable value in instruction. In many cases these videos and other resources can be directly incorporated into your course pages. Librarians will work with you to select and link the best media resources for your class, whether from the open web or from our licensed resources. You …
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Adding A Librarian as A Co-Instructor
Librarians can serve as co-instructors within Blackboard courses, and can provide valuable virtual help. Adding a librarian as a co-instructor requires setting up the librarian as a course user. Please submit a request to Drake ITS for Blackboard User Addition or Removal and select “Request Service” to provide the course information and Librarian’s name or User ID that you would like to …
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