ICON links to library resources: Linking to Online Videos
Page to describe how to link to electronic library materials, including the off-campus access
Linking in ICON
All videos licensed by the UI Libraries can be used in ICON. Remote or off campus use requires authentication through a proxy server. Information about adding the proxy prepend to a URL can be found on the previous tab.
Alexander Street Press
Each video in these databases has a persistent link and an embed code. Once you find a title, click on the Embed/Link option. A new window will display the persistent URL and an embed code for the video. Copy and paste into ICON.
Examples
- Persisent Link: http://vasc.alexanderstreet.com.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/view/1678565
- Embed Code: <div id="asp-embed-container-1678565" class="asp-embed-container"
If you find a video through InfoHawk, the URL should be provided.
Example
- https://login.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/login?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?CTIV;859072 for title Mentoring and the development of multicultural competencies.
JoVE - Journal of Visualized Experiments
Each video (article) in JoVe has a persistent URL. No modification is necessary to use these links in ICON.
To link to a video from JoVe
- Identify a video in JoVe
- Launch the video
- An authenticated persistent link to the video displays in the URL address bar on your browser
- Alternatively, there is a persistent URL in the sidebar labeled: "Share this Article"
- Copy and Paste the appropriate URL into ICON.