When using library resources in course sites, it is important to use permalinks to ensure that access is as seamless as possible. When using library content, URLs copied from address bars are unique to users and how they are accessing the collection (e.g. on or off campus) and will often break or result in errors. Permalinks point directly to the intended resource. In the image below, you may note the difference between the URL in the address bar and the permalink available in the record for a journal.

To find a permalink, open the catalog record for the resource you want to use, scroll to the "Send to" options and click the "Permalink" button with the link icon. You now have a link suitable for using in course sites.

Instructors often wish to embed media content rather than just having a link to the resource in their course site. Accessing embed codes varies across the collections available at VCU Libraries, but the process of locating them is similar. 

An example from our streaming media database, Kanopy, serves as a good model. When you have found multimedia content you would like to use from the collection, select the "Share" options below the film description and trailer. This will generally open up several options to copy and paste a link, the embed code, and the full citation in a style of your choice.  By copying this embed code, you can display the media in your course site using the rich content editor in the Canvas LMS by following these instructions.