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Deep linking into an Explore Collection via your LMS

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Brook Mecham
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Deep linking into an Explore Collection via your LMS

VitalSource now supports Explore Subscription deep linking through your LTI-compliant LMS/portal. Please confirm with your LMS admin that the appropriate external tool has been configured within your LMS before proceeding.

Note: A pre-existing integration with VitalSource is required for setting up Explore collection deep linking. If you need to set up the integration with VitalSource, please click on the name of your Learning Management System (LMS) below to access instructions.

Prior to creating links in your course, gather the following information from your Publisher Rep:

  • The Explore Subscription SKU (VBID)

  • The list of books associated with the Explore Subscription including their individual SKUs (VBID)

Once you have gathered this information and selected the specific book you would like students to access, you will be able to create your specific links.

The following use cases are supported:

Launching students to a specific subscription:

    • https://bc.vitalsource.com/subscriptions/:entersubscriptionSku(VBID) 

Example:

    • https://bc.vitalsource.com/subscriptions/SUB-1234567

 

Launching students to a specific book within a subscription:

    • https://bc.vitalsource.com/subscriptions/:entersubscriptionSku(VBID)/books/:enterbookSku(vbid)

Example:

    • https://bc.vitalsource.com/subscriptions/SUB-1234567/books/978XXXX


Launching students to a specific page within a book that is part of a subscription:

    • https://bc.vitalsource.com/subscriptions/:entersubscriptionSku(VBID)/books/:enterbookSku(vbid)?custom_book_location=customBookLocation

Example:

    • https://bc.vitalsource.com/subscriptions/SUB-1234567/books/978XXXX?custom_book_location=/epubcfi/6/4%5Bidloc_001.xhtml-itemref%5D!/4%5Beid15%5D/32%5Beid32%5D/1:158%5Bs%3F%20%2CNot%5D


Launching students to a specific search term within a book that is part of a subscription:

    • https://bc.vitalsource.com/subscriptions/:entersubscriptionSku(VBID)/books/:enterbookSku(vbid)?custom_book_location=customBookLocation&search=aSearchTerm

Example:

    • https://bc.vitalsource.com/subscriptions/SUB-1234567/books/978XXXX?custom_book_location=customBookLocation&search=dracula
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