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Ebooks

Instructions for teachers

1.Ebook Central (Proquest)

Hover the chapter title, right click on your mouse, and then select Copy LinkCopy link address.


 

 

2.EBSCOhost

Click on the chapter title.

Click on the Permalink icon at the top, and then copy the URL from the Permalink box.

 

3. O'Reilly ebooks

Click on the menu button hamburger style menu button, hover the chapter title, right click on your mouse, and then select Copy LinkCopy link address.

Edit the first part of copied link to make it a permanent link by replacing https://learning.oreilly.com/ with https://go.oreilly.com/holmesglen/ .
For example: https://go.oreilly.com/holmesglen/library/view/the-joy-of/9781617295867/OEBPS/Text/07.htm

 

1.Ebook Central (Proquest)

Link to a specific page by editing the URL
https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.holmesglen.edu.au/lib/holmesglen/reader.action?docID=4180310&ppg=50

docID=book ID in Ebook Central
ppg= page number (page number listed as page 1 may be 5 pages into the book, and Ebook Central use later one as the page number

2. EBSCOhost

Link to a specific page by editing the URL

https://login.ezproxy.holmesglen.edu.au/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1424468&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_100

AN= book ID in EBSCO
pp= page number in the book

3. O'Reilly

Copy the url of the page, modifying the first part of copied link to make it a permanent link by replacing https://learning.oreilly.com/ with https://go.oreilly.com/holmesglen/ 
For example: https://go.oreilly.com/holmesglen/library/view/the-joy-of/9781617295867/OEBPS/Text/07.htm#heading_id_22

  1. Copy the URL
    (For example: https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/the-joy-of/9781617295867/ )

  2. Edit the first part of copied link to make it a permanent link by replacing https://learning.oreilly.com/ with https://go.oreilly.com/holmesglen/
    For example: https://go.oreilly.com/holmesglen/library/view/the-joy-of/9781617295867/

1.Open the module in Brightspace 

Open Upload/Create and then select Create a Link

Brightspace screen showing link for uploading/creating a link

2. Enter title and URL 

Select Open as External Resource if you want the resource to open in a new window automatically.

Leave Open as External Resource unchecked to create a link in your module.

create a link input boxes

Unsure how to find the correct link to use?

Please refer to Link to a Chapter or Link to a specific page.

3.Click on Create.