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OPTIMIZING THE LIBGUIDE FORMAT Libguide extras Valinda S. Carroll Preservation Manager William R. and Norma B. Harvey Library Hampton University

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Instructions for optimizing libguide format; How to add RSS feed to libguides; How to add podcasts to libguides; How to link libguide book lists to library catalog records; How to upload book cover images to libguides for out-of-print books or rare books with no ISBN; How to link to catalog records for books and videos with no ISBN; How to resize widgets and videos to fit libguide column widths; How to create overflow boxes to scroll vertically down long lists;

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OPTIMIZING THE LIBGUIDE FORMAT

Libguide extras

Valinda S. CarrollPreservation Manager

William R. and Norma B. Harvey LibraryHampton University

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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

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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

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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)

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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}

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

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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

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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

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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

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Multimedia•RSS FEEDS•PODCASTS•VIDEOS

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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

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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

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Embedding a widget or video

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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 />

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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