Library Guides: Adding Library Resources to MyCanvas: Video Linking

How to Link to Videos

Academic Video Online
Multidisciplinary video database. Covers everything from anthropology to zoology. Includes documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs, newsreels and demonstrations.

Perform a search in the AVON database and select a video.
Click on the Share icon.
Copy the link and add it to your MyCanvas course.

example of copying the permalink in avon

CBC Curio
Streaming video and audio database from the CBC and Radio Canada. Contains documentaries, radio and TV content including Doc Zone, Dragons Den and News in Review. Includes documentaries, news, drama, teacher's guides and more.

Perform a search in the Curio database and select a video.
Click on the Permalink button.
Copy the URL from the Permalink box and add it to your MyCanvas course.

Note: If you are on Campus, you will need to proxy the link.

Paste the URL into the EZproxy Permalink Generator.
Copy the link and add it to your MyCanvas course.

example of the permalink button in curio

example of copying the permalink in cbc curio

Common Craft
Contains a library of 120 videos designed to explain complicated subjects quickly. Includes a collection of cut-outs for use in presentations, training materials and videos.

Perform a search in the Common Craft database and select a video.
Copy the URL from the address bar and add it to your MyCanvas course.

Note: If you are on Campus, you will need to proxy the link.

Paste the URL into the EZproxy Permalink Generator.
Copy the link and add it to your MyCanvas course.

Embedding Common Craft Videos

Common Craft videos can also be embedded in MyCanvas, but you must be onsite when grabbing the embed code in order for the videos to work properly.

Access the Common Craft database from the A-Z Database list
Choose a video to add to your guide by clicking on the image
Click on the Show Captions button to add captions to the video

example of the show captions button in common craft

You will know that they are enabled when the video title notes the captioning and the button has changed to Hide Captions

example of captions enabled in a common craft embed code

Click on the Embed button and copy the code

example of the embed code in the common craft database

Use the embed option in MyCanvas to add the video to your course

Criterion On-Demand
Online video database. Contains feature films, classics, foreign films & documentaries from major producers, including, Paramount, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and many more. Titles include English, French and Subtitled/Captioned versions.

Perform a search in the Criterion database and select a video.
Copy the link from the address bar of the browser e.g., Firefox, Edge, Chrome.
Add the link to your MyCanvas course.

Note: If you are on Campus, you will need to proxy the link.

Paste the link from your browser into the EZproxy Permalink Generator.
Copy the link and add it to your MyCanvas course.

example of copying a link in criterion

Films on Demand
Multidisciplinary video database. Contains thousands of documentary and educational videos from a wide variety of producers, such as the BBC, National Geographic, PBS, and TED.

Perform a search in the Films on Demand database and select a video.
Click on the Share button.
The Share tab will open to the right of the video.
Click the Copy button to copy the URL.

Note: If you are on Campus, you will need to proxy the link.

Paste the link into the EZproxy Permalink Generator.
Copy the link and add it to your MyCanvas course.

Click the Share link

Click the Copy button

LinkedIn Learning
An online educational platform that helps you discover and develop business, technology-related, and creative skills through expert-led course videos. View the LinkedIn Learning guide for more information.

To link to a LinkedIn Learning resource in your course, while editing a course page, click the "Apps" icon in the navigation bar and choose LinkedIn Learning from the menu that appears. Search LinkedIn Learning and select the video you would like and click the "Confirm" button. For assistance, please connect with your Liaison Librarian.

Apps button in MyCanvas

National Film Board
Canadian public film and digital media database. Coverage spans a wide range of subject areas. Includes documentary films, animation, web documentaries, and alternative dramas in both English and French.

Perform a search in the National Film Board database and select a video.
Copy the link from the address bar of the browser e.g., Firefox, Edge, Chrome.
Add it to your MyCanvas course.

Note: If you are on Campus, you will need to proxy the link.

Paste the link into the EZproxy Permalink Generator.
Copy the link and add it to your MyCanvas course.

example of where to find the url in the nfb database

CAMPUS Account

Faculty may register for a CAMPUS account on the NFB website. A CAMPUS account gives faculty the ability to create and share playlists, access educator guides and lessons, create chapters, etc. To create a CAMPUS account, reach out to the Library for the required "token URL" and instructions.

ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health
Contains a diverse mix of scholarly literature, clinical training videos, reference materials, and evidence-based resources, including dissertations and systematic reviews.

Perform a search in ProQuest and select a video.
Click on the All Options icon on the right hand side of the page.
Copy the link at the top of the page and add it to your MyCanvas course.

example of the all actions button in proquest

example of a permalink in proquest

Videatives

Online streaming video collection of short videos intended for teachers and college students that support the understanding of young children. Note: Does not work on mobile devices, Chrome is the recommended browser.

Go to Videatives Database and select the tab near the top of the page that says 'My Playlists'.
Select the link near the bottom of page - 'Create a new playlist'.
Create a playlist - give it a name, for example 'Childcare 2018'.
Tick the box that says 'Public'.
Click 'Create'.
Go back to the home page and click on the title of the video you want to share.
Under the video on the left hand side, you will see a box that says 'Add this video to a playlist'.
Select your playlist name from the drop down and then click the 'Add to Playlist' button.
Go back to the 'My Playlists' tab; select the playlist and click the 'Share' link. A URL will appear - copy and share this URL.

If you prefer a visual walk through:

O’Reilly Online Learning
Multimedia technology database. Covers the topics of Computer & Engineering Science, Interactive Arts & Technology, Information Systems and Engineering. Includes videos, live online training, learning paths, ebooks, tutorials, and more.

Steps to link to a video

Please note: The below instructions work only when finding a video within the O'Reilly Learning Platform and not when locating a resource using the Library's Search Everything tool.

Search O'Reilly for a video by entering a search term and then clicking "video" in the left-hand side Browse format box.
Copy the URL from the browser address bar
To front of URL add: https://go.oreilly.com/mohawkcollege-ca/
To the end of your new URL add ?ar
Your new URL will look like this:

https://go.oreilly.com/mohawkcollege-ca/https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/generative-ai-success/0642572031428/?ar