libguide extras

OPTIMIZING THE LIBGUIDE FORMAT

Libguide extras

Valinda S. CarrollPreservation Manager

William R. and Norma B. Harvey LibraryHampton University

Optimize Your Guides

Link “Books from the Catalog” list to individual entries in HU library catalog

Upload or link to images from other sourcesEmbed dynamic content: rss feeds, podcasts,

“xyz of the day”Embed and reformat videosModify large box with slider

Books From the Catalog

Link to a single title with a known ISBN or ISSN:

http://domain/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=ISBNhttp://huwebcat.hamptonu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=ISBNhttp://huwebcat.hamptonu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=9780415603409

Custom Title Search

Link to book that has no isbn (or DVD)Link to multiple editions of same bookMay link to other works with same

title (sometimes related works, such as film version of book)

Link to book by title

http://huwebcat.hamptonu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=title+words{TI}http://huwebcat.hamptonu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=american+decorated+publishers'+bindings{TI}

http://huwebcat.hamptonu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=american+decorated+publishers'+bindings{TI}

Custom Search link 

author searchhttp://huwebcat.hamptonu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=author{AU} subject searchhttp://huwebcat.hamptonu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=subject+words{SU} call number browsehttp://huwebcat.hamptonu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=class=LC&searchdata1=LCnumber

Upload image 90 pixels x 140 pixels

Images can be added directly into the image manager on the DASHBOARD or from the rich text interface (“edit text”) in most boxes

Linking new picture to book title

Right click on image to get URL Copy URL “Add New Book”Select “Other” for cover artPaste URL into box under the word

“Other”Save and close

Multimedia•RSS FEEDS•PODCASTS•VIDEOS

Adding RSS feed URL

1. Expect to see RSS in the URL2. Valid RSS links should end with .xml3. Copy and paste URL after creating the multimedia box

EXAMPLE:French television TF1:http://www.tf1.fr/xml/rss/0,,77,00.xml

Adding Podcast Feed

French television TF1 podcast http://www.tf1.fr/xml/rss/0,,204,00.xml

Embedding a podcast feed is exactly the same as embedding a regular rss feed

Embedding a widget or video

Overflow box

<style>div #boxatt9425112 {height: 585px; overflow: auto; }</style> <p>Find DVDs on the 2nd floor of the Harvey Library<br />Look for the description "French with English subtitles" </p><hr />

Modify the code

•Copy box slider code into plain text (Wordpad or Notepad)•Insert box number•Insert desired box height•Copy code and paste into “plain text” in the desired box