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The Single Course LTI tool (formerly knows as the Manual LTI tool) allows you to embed Guide content, Database links, and/or E-Reserves Courses into Canvas.

As with most instructions for other vendors' products, instructions may be a bit different, depending on the version of Canvas you're using. The general idea of the thing should hold true, though:

• You can set the tool up at the Account or Sub-Account level, depending on your Canvas setup.
  • Account level: Tool is available in all courses throughout the whole system.
  • Sub-Account level: Tool is available in all courses within that Account (i.e., a large University may have Sub-Accounts for each school within the University; you can set the tool up for a specific school / Sub-Account).
• You must use the LTI 1.3 Tool in LibApps to set this up in Canvas in order to get the placements set up properly.
• Placements are the areas in the system where you can access the tool. The Single-Course tool is placed / available in:
  • Assignments Section
  • Wherever you can add Links, including the Modules area.

LibApps: Get the Configuration Information

The LibApps LTI Tool is available to CMS and E-Reserves subscribers. You must be a LibApps Admin to get the configuration information for your system.

You'll need to provide your Canvas admins with this configuration information for the Single-Course tool or create them an account in one of your Springshare apps and make them a LibApps Admin.

Create a new Single-Course tool

If no Single Course tools using Version 1.3 exist in your system, or you want to create additional tools (you can create multiple tools, if needed), you can create a new tool to use in Canvas.

1. Go to the LibApps Dashboard.
   • Log in using your LibApps login URL, or
   • Log into any of your Springshare products, click the blue menu on the left, and choose LibApps.
2. Go to Admin > LTI Tool Builder.
   • LibApps Admins can access this area. If you are on the LibApps dashboard and do not see an Admin menu, you are not a LibApps Admin.
3. Click the Add LTI 1.3 Tool button.

4. Set the Tool Name.
   • ​This field will not update in Canvas after this tool is installed, so choose wisely! If you choose to change the tool after installing it in Canvas, you'll need to reinstall it, which will break all existing connections.
5. Set the Tool Description.
   • ​This field will not update in Canvas after this tool is installed, so choose wisely! If you choose to change the tool after installing it in Canvas, you'll need to reinstall it, which will break all existing connections.
6. Choose to enable the Custom Header/Footer (or keep disabled).
7. Choose to enable the Custom JS/CSS (or keep disabled).
8. Select Canvas from the LMS dropdown.
9. Enter your LMS Hostname.
   • The hostname must start with http:// or https://, without a path or trailing slash. For example: https://school.canvas.com
10. Select Single-Course Setup for the Tool Type.
11. Click Save.

12. Click on the Configuration tab. Record/copy the JSON URL and Redirect URI values.

Use an existing Version 1.3 Single-Course tool

1. Go to the LibApps Dashboard.
   • Log in using your LibApps login URL, or
   • Log into any of your Springshare products, click the blue menu on the left, and choose LibApps.
2. Go to Admin > LTI Tool Builder.
   • LibApps Admins can access this area. If you are on the LibApps dashboard and do not see an Admin menu, you are not a LibApps Admin.
3. Click the View/Edit Tool () icon for the Version 1.3 Single-Course tool.

4. Click on the Configuration tab. Record/copy the JSON URL and Redirect URI values.

Add the Tool to Canvas

With the version 1.3, single-course tool set up in LibApps, and the JSON URL and Redirect URI values in hand, you can continue the setup within Canvas.

1. Go to Admin > Select the appropriate Account or Sub-Account - wherever you'd like to set it up.
2. In Account Navigation, click the Developer Keys link.
3. Click the Add Developer Key button, click the Add LTI Key option.

4. Record the Key Name: the name to give the tool in Canvas.
5. Enter the Redirect URI for the tool using the URI from LibApps.
6. Under the Configure heading, select Enter URL from the Method dropdown.
7. Enter the JSON URL for the tool using the JSON URL from LibApps.
8. Click Save.

9. For the newly added Developer Key, copy the Client ID from the Details column.
   • This will be used to add the tool to a course.

10. Return to Admin > Select the appropriate Account or Sub-Account.
11. Go to Settings > Apps and click the Add App button.
12. On the Add App window, choose By Client ID from the Configuration Type dropdown.
13. Paste in the Client ID for the key that was created.
14. Click Submit.

Find the Single-Course tool in Canvas

When using the Single-Course LTI tool in a Canvas course, you'll find it in any area that has:

• An Assignment selection option.
• Or Link selection options (like the Modules area).

The name of the tool is the name given in the Tool Settings tab for the tool. Remember, once it's added to Canvas, you cannot use the LibApps options to change the name or description.

Check out our Display LibGuides content (guides, databases, or E-Reserves) using the (Manual) Single-Course LTI tool FAQ for more on selection options for various types of content.

Replacing a content selection

If you need to adjust the content selection for a placement of the single-course tool, simply delete the placement and add a new placement with the correct content.