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Faculty Support at RDP Library

Services and resources to support teaching and research at Red Deer Polytechnic.

Link to Library Guides

Easily link to our Library Guides (including Citation and Subject Guides) in your Blackboard course.

Our Library Guides have recently updated URLs! To avoid issues, we recommend checking (and updating) these links in your Blackboard courses. 

Replace old links beginning with:

https://rdc.libguides.com (e.g. https://rdc.libguides.com/education)

With updated links beginning with:

https://guides.rdpolytech.ca (e.g. https://guides.rdpolytech.ca/education)

Integrate "Library & Research"

Library & Research Tool

The Library has launched a new tool that integrates Library’s Subject Guides and Citation Guides directly to Blackboard courses. The relevant guides will appear based on your course’s subject(s). It is called the Library & Research tool.

A link to Library & Research has been added to your course navigation. 

What will this look like?

Instructor adds Library & Research tool to course navigation:

 

Student clicks on Library & Research, results automagically display Library resources related to Education:

How do I add this to my course?

There are two ways to integrate Library resources; they can be integrated into the course navigation and into the content area. 

Follow our easy steps to integrate Library & Research into your course:

Add the Library & Research Tool to Course Navigation

Login to Blackboard and enter your course, then follow the instructions below or view our printable instructions for screen captures:

  1. Ensure Edit Mode is on and that you are not in Student Preview
  2. In the navigation, click on the + icon 
  3. Select Tool Link
  4. From the drop down, select Library & Research
  5. Name your link Library & Research (we strongly recommend using this name to maintain consistency between courses for ease of use for students)
  6. Click checkbox to make Available to Users

Your link is now added to the navigation in your course!

Add Library & Research to Blackboard Course Content 

You can add Library Guides (Subject Guides and Citation Guides content) to any Blackboard content area.

Login to Blackboard and enter your course, then follow the instructions below or view our printable instructions for screen captures:

  1. Go to the Build Content menu
  2. Click on Library & Research - Add Library Guides
  3. Insert your link
    • Name your link
    • Check Yes make content viewable
    • Click Submit
  4. Connect your link to the selected Library content
    • Click on your new link
    • Select LibGuides Site - Guides - guides.rdpolytech.ca
    • Select desired content (full guide, single page, or content box)
    • Click Embed Content

Your students will now see this selected content within your Blackboard course.