Research Guides: Online Teaching Library Toolbox: D2L Library Tools

Library Instruction for Online Classes

We offer Basic and Advanced library instruction for online classes. For more information, please see our Instruction page.

Library Persistent Links

Off-campus access to subscription databases requires authentication through a proxy. Simply copying the URL from the address bar may not work for your students. You will need to use a proxied persistent link that will ask students to log in if they're off-campus. To generate persistent links to articles, eBooks, and streaming videos, use our Persistent Links Guide.

IMPORTANT! If you insert proxied persistent links in D2L via the Insert Quicklink button, they will NOT work. Use the Insert Stuff button instead. For step-by-step instructions, watch the short video below.

Copyright & Fair Use

	Permissible Amount
Books	Link to full text when available. Copy 10% or 1,000 words of entire text.
Articles	Link to full text through the Library. Copy 10% or 1,000 words of entire text.
Audio	Link to or stream online audio when available. Limit replication of song lyrics, sheet music, music and video to 10% or 30 seconds.
Video	Link to streaming online video when available. Check the Library’s streaming video collection. Use 3 minutes or 10% of total work, whichever is less.

DISCLAIMER: The information presented here is only general information and must not be relied on as a substitute for obtaining legal advice from a licensed attorney.

Library Widget

The Library Resources widget, pictured below, is part of the default course template in D2L.

Films On Demand Videos

You can embed Films On Demand videos in D2L via the Insert Stuff button. For step-by-step instructions, watch this short video:

DIY Captioning

The 30-min. webinar recording below is from November 2017. It covers captioning videos privately in YouTube and then exporting the captions that you can then load into your video platform, such as D2L Capture Central. The webinar covers multiple methods, so if you're primarily interested in editing YouTube's automatic captions, skip ahead to minute 17:30.

Technology

Tutorials
Explore our online tutorials and past webinars. Our 30-minute webinars focus on technology topics. For new upcoming webinars, check the Library events calendar on the Library homepage.
Webcams available for checkout
Six webcams are available for checkout from the Lisle campus Library Circulation Desk to support blended learning.

Questions?

For assistance, please contact your liaison librarian.

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