Library Services Integrations

Assign a Librarian to Your Canvas Course

Find the Subject Librarian for your department.

Navigate to the Faculty and Staff Directory to find the librarian’s UCSBnetID.

Assign the “Librarian” role using the steps in How do I add users with a UCSBNetID to my Canvas course.

(Be sure to select Login ID and enter the librarian’s UCSBnetID found in the directory)

Add a Library Research Guide to Your Course Navigation

Click Settings on the course navigation menu. Then, click the Navigation tab at the top of the page.

Click and drag UCSB Library Research Guides from the bottom list of disabled tools to the top list of enabled tools.

Click Save at the bottom of the page.

UCSB Library Research Guides will now appear in your course navigation menu.

A subject-specific research guide may automatically be assigned when you click on it.
If your course has no matching subject-specific research guides, you will see the Citation Styles Guide as the default landing page.

To request Canvas course guide integration for your course or report an issue with a subject research guide displayed in your course, please contact your subject librarian for assistance.

Add a Library Research Guide Manually

Click + to the right of the module where you wish to add the research guide.

In the pop-up, select “External tool” from the drop-down menu. Then click UCSB Library Research Guides.

Click Add Item.

Click the UCSB Library Research Guide link in your Module.

Select the appropriate LibGuide and click Embed Content.

When embedding content from a research guide, you can select specific content in the drop-down menu:

Content Type:

Full Guide: displays the entire research guide.
Single Page: displays a single page within a research guide.
Content Box: display a single content box within a page (This may not be available for some research guides).

If choosing a Full Guide: select the research guide to display in your course.

If choosing a Single Page: Select the research guide's landing page for your students.

Rename the UCSB Library Research Guide link to better reflect the content of the specific guide or page you are displaying.

Add UCSB Library 24/7 Chat

Click Settings on the course navigation menu. Then, click the Navigation tab at the top of the page.

Click and drag UCSB Library 24/7 Chat from the bottom list of disabled tools to the top list of enabled tools.

Click Save at the bottom of the page.

UCSB Library 24/7 Chat will now appear in your course navigation menu. Student can click on this and initiate chat with with a Librarian.

Click on UCSB Library 24/7 Chat to access chat feature.

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