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26 Steps

These instructions were created in Windows XP. In other operating systems the windows may have different names and a different look and feel.

These instructions assume that you have located an article/item in a database. Go to Blackboard at http://blackboard.xu.edu/ and login using your MyXU (Novell) login and password.

1. Click the Courses tab.
2. Click your course.

1. At your course page click Control Panel under Tools.

1. Under Content Area click External Links.

1. In the External Links content area, click External Link.

1. Type a name for your link in the Name textbox.
2. To insure off-campus access, type the library's proxy link in the URL textbox: http://libproxy.xu.edu:2048/login?url=
3. Copy and paste the database link to the artice/item in the URL textbox immediately after the proxy link (example). To accurately identify this link see individual database descriptions for the XLinks instructions.
   
4. It is optional to type further explanations or instructions in the Text area.

1. Scroll down to the bottom of this page.
2. You can accept the default options in the Content and Options areas.
3. Click the Submit button.

1. Click the OK button.

1. You will return to the External Links content area.
2. The link you created will appear at the end of any previous links you created.
3. Test the link by clicking on the name you gave the link. It should take you to the full-text of the article.
4. Click the OK button.

1. You will return to the Control Panel.
2. Click your course name to view your course as your students see it.

1. To see your database article link as your students see it, click External Links in your course menu.

1. External Links will open.
2. Your database article link will be in your list of external links.

Contact the Reference Desk at askus@xavier.edu or 513 745-4808 if you need additional help.