[ARCHIVED] ScienceDirect integration into Canvas

[jeffrey_merana]

Good day! We wish to integrate access to ScienceDirect, an online platform/website for books and journal resources. We are subscribed to ScienceDirect and we want to integrate authentication for our users. Our students would log in to their Canvas accounts, click on the the ScienceDirect link available in our Canvas resources section and they would be directed to ScienceDirect and authenticated by the platform with no need to log in separately to ScienceDirect. Here is the link for ScienceDirect for reference.

[ericwerth]

Hi  @jeffrey_merana  and welcome to the Community!  What role do you serve at your institution?  I am a Canvas admin at mine but don't work in IT.  All of our integrations are set up by someone in our IT group.

To get the integration set up you are likely going to need to work with someone at your institution.  If you are part of the group that sets up integrations and need assistance, your best option may be to contact Canvas Support directly or your Customer Success Manager.  These individuals would be able to provide better guidance for setting up the integration and single sign on.

I will go ahead and share this with the Canvas Admins‌ and Canvas Developers‌ in case someone in one of these groups has experience with ScienceDirect, but since no one in the Community can access your Canvas instance directly, Support or a Support Manager may be the direction you need to head.

I hope this helps and best wishes!

[Renee_Carney]

In addition to the awesome information Eric shared, I just checked the Instructure Partner Portfolio and do not see them listed as a partner.  You may also need to reach out to ScienceDirect and see if they have an integration or plan to develop one.