Placing ACS Publications Stable URLs
in eCollege/eCompanion
(links students with preselected ACS Publication articles)
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Open
ACS Publications in one browser window
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Within
ACS Publications search for an article that you want to link to in
eCollege/eCompanion
- Open a second
browser window (Ctrl+N) and access the desired eCollege/eCompanion course
- Click on the Author
Tab
![[Author Tab]](ecollege2.gif)
- In the left-hand
author menu, click on the unit where the doi (Stable URL) will
be placed
- Click on Add
Content Item in the right-hand column
- In the "Add
New Content Item" area, type Articles in the "Name:"
box and select Text in the "Type:" box
- Click the Create
button
- A message box appears:
"The Content Item has been created." Click OK in the
message box
- In the "Add
Existing Content Item(s) to Unit" area, select Articles in
the "Select Item(s):" box and click the Add to Unit
button
- A message box appears:
"The Content Item(s) has been added." Click OK in the
message box
- In the left-hand
author menu, select Articles
- In the "Content:"
document window, type the following directions for student access and
hit return:
If viewing the
article(s) from On-Campus, click on the following article link(s).
Before viewing
the article(s) from Off-Campus, go to the library homepage
(http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/).
Click Search for Articles. Follow the off-campus connection directions
in the Help area (http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/offcampus.htm).
NOTE: If you have previously followed these directions, click on
this address to connect: http://198.209.246.36.
Once the directions have been followed and the Search for Articles
page is displayed, locate the NWMSU Owens Library logo in the upper-left
corner of the screen and click on the section of the logo that says
Northwest Missouri State University to return to "Northwest's
site". Once you are at Northwest's homepage, return to your eCompanion/eCollege
course site and click on the article link(s).
Call the Library
Services Desk (562-1193) for additional assistance locating this article.
- Select the link
button
![[Link]](ecollege3.gif)
in the document window toolbar
- In the "Select
Type of Link:" box, select Link to a Website and click the
Go button
- Copy (Ctrl+C)
and paste (Ctrl+V) the title of the article from the ACS Publication
into the "Link Text:" box
- Delete "http://"
from the "Website Address:" box
- Within the citation,
click on the doi (Stable URL)
![[ ACS's Stable URL Location ]](acs.gif)
- Copy (Ctrl+C) and
paste (Ctrl+V) the doi/Stable URL (highlighted in example below)
from the IE Address bar into the "Website Address:" box
![[ ACS's Stable URL Location ]](acs2.gif)
- Click the Add
Link button
- Example Results:
![[Example of Results]](ecollege1d.gif)
- Continue to add
more articles by selecting the link button
in the document window toolbar and repeating the steps listed above
- Click the Save
Changes button
- A message box appears:
"Content Item was updated successfully." Click OK in
the message box
- Click on the Course
tab in the left-hand menu to view and test the results
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Return to
Faculty Services
URL for this
page: http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/services/infoacs.htm
