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Faculty Guide to the Library

Information for NEIU faculty and instructors.

The Top 3 Tips for Faculty Accessing Online Resources at NEIU

If you remember only 3 things, let it be these:

  • Always, always, always start your research at the NEIU Libraries home page.
    Our catalog and A-Z databases list provide special links that identify users as NEIU-affiliated and entitled to access our subscriptions.
     
  • Visit the NEIU OpenAthens Link Generator to create links to add to D2L*.
    These links begin with the string https://go.openathens.net/redirector/neiu.edu?url= to identify anyone using them as affiliated with NEIU.
     
  • Use your NEIU NetID and password to log in to library resources if off campus.
    UTS refers to this as your "User ID" (as opposed to the NEIU ID number, which they call the "University ID"). Neither of these is your email address. Leave off the @neiu.edu.

* Except for EBSCO articles and ebooks 

Need Help?

Please don't hesitate to contact eResources & Systems Librarian Lisa Wallis (eadmin@neiu.edu) for assistance with linking and embedding.

Putting Links in D2L

The D2L "Insert QuickLink" function breaks some Library links. Instead, use the "Insert Stuff" button to add links to your D2L content.

Insert Stuff icon in D2L

  1. Click the Insert Stuff button
  2. Click Insert Link
  3. Paste URL into the Link box
  4. Type what you want the linked text to read in the Text box
  5. Refresh Preview and TEST THE LINK
  6. Click the Insert button

For EBSCO Resources (Academic Search Ultimate, PsycInfo, etc.)

Many of the NEIU Libraries' most frequently used databases, journals, and ebooks are provided by EBSCO. If you want to create a D2L link to an article or ebook in an EBSCO database, follow these steps.

  1. Use the NEIU Libraries catalog 'Everything' search to pull up the article record
  2. Follow the link in the View Online section to go to the full text
  3. Once on the EBSCO screen for the item, click the Share icon

  4. Click Create link
  5. Copy to clipboard
  6. Paste the link

Videos

Embed individual videos in D2L from one of our streaming media subscriptions.

Our annual subscriptions to these packages allow unlimited streaming at no extra cost. Please use these first before considering Kanopy.

If videos are not already available in one of our subscription streaming video databases, we may be able to purchase access through kanopy.

We are happy to purchase licenses to videos used in courses or in support of academic research. Please keep in mind that a kanopy purchase allows streaming access for one year only at a typical cost of $150. Unlike DVDs, we do not own the content forever but need to repurchase access annually.

Here's how to make a request:

kanopy request form

When you get to this screen, please complete all fields, including your NEIU email address (@neiu.edu) and a message about your video request. Will you be assigning it for a class? Does it support your research for a course? The more information you can provide, the more likely we are to be able to support the request. Please list the course and instructor, if relevant.  We can then follow up once the film is approved and provide the correct link for use in a syllabus or D2L.

If you know in advance you need a video only available on Kanopy, please provide as much lead time as you can for us to process the request. We will do our best to reply as soon as possible, often the same day (Monday-Friday).

Thank you for your understanding. We know how valuable this resource can be for course content.

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