Owens Library Linking to WilsonWeb Full-Text Articles in eCollege/eCompanion

Open the WilsonWeb database of your choice
Click the Customize Display at the bottom of the screen
Under Select Fields to Include in... click Article Records
Scroll down the screen until you see an Articles Link choice; click in the box
Click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the screen (NOTE: changes saved for each individual session)
Click on the title you want in the search results and scroll down to see the Stable URL to the article record (and full-text, if available)
Open another browser window (Ctrl+N) and access the desired eCollege/eCompanion course
Click on the Author Tab
In the left-hand author menu, click on the unit where 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
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:

Before viewing the article(s) from a computer that is off-campus, go to the library homepage (http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/). Click "Search for Articles". If you have previously followed these directions, click on this address to connect: http://198.209.246.36. Otherwise, follow the "Off-campus connection" directions in the Help area (http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/offcampus.htm).

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 (660) 562-1193 if you need additional assistance.

Select the link button in the document window toolbar
In the "Select Type of Link:" box, select Link to a Website and click the Go button
Highlight, copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) the title of the article from the WilsonWeb database into the "Link Text:" box
Delete "http://" from the "Website Address:" box
Within the full record, scroll down, highlight and copy (Ctrl+C) the Article Link URL
Paste (Ctrl+V) the Article Link URL into the "Website Address:" box
Click the Add Link button
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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