Link to Reference Materials

Faculty:

Could your students benefit from background information before tackling research on a topic? Would you like to supply them with reputable sources of contextual information…digitally? Reference resources to the rescue!

Supplementing hundreds of titles in the print reference collection, the Hewes Library website provides a portal to hundreds more digital reference sources that can be linked from your course page, Moodle page, syllabus, email, facebook page…you name it!

List of digital reference collections

To link to a reference entry (article, chapter, or book):  search the platform, locate the entry you wish to share, and utilize the following features to generate a URL to share with your students:

•             CREDO: use the permalink icon (linked chain) at the top right of the page (sample)

•             Encyclopaedia Britannica: share the article’s URL (sample)

•             Gale Virtual Reference Library: click “Citation Tools” and copy the URL (sample)

•             Oxford Reference: click the “cite” icon (a pencil) at the top right (sample)

•             Sage eReference: share the article’s URL (sample)

One last note: To ensure that the link is accessible off campus, the library’s proxy prefix should be present. If not already provided in the URL from the resource, please add the following at the beginning of the URL:   https://libprox.monm.edu/login?url=

Example: https://libprox.monm.edu/login?url=http://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/vipfff/red_summer_1919/0?institutionId=3059

Questions? Contact the reference desk (309.457.2301) or email agiffey@monmouthcollege.edu.