Did you ever bookmark an article in one of our databases and later find that the link does not work? Have you tried to send a link to someone by copying and pasting the address from the browser, but finding out the link only lead to an error message?
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Your guide to getting it right!
The library has a multitude of online content you can add to your class without having to worry about copyright or other restrictions. We have a little bit of everything including journal articles, ebooks and streaming videos from a variety of disciplines. It is all free for you to use in your class.
Linking to some of our resources can be confusing though. Licensing, authentication and DRM make linking to library material harder than bookmarking a web site. Many of our databases create temporary urls that only exist during the search session. Grabbing the link will take others to an error message.
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