Creating Search Widgets for Electronic Resources

• Go to the Alexander Street Press page with links to text files for different databases at http://alexanderstreet.com/resources/widgets.htm
• Select the link for the database you want
• Go to the section ON-CAMPUS AND OFF-CAMPUS USERS (Authentication through a proxy server)
• Copy and paste the script code for javascript and the remaining code
• In the line <input type=“hidden” id=“proxyurl” name=“proxyurl” value=“http://YOUR_PROXY_URL_GOES_HERE” />, put http://silk.library.umass.edu/login?url= within the value= quotes.

• Go to the toolkit at http://supportforms.epnet.com/eit/searchboxbuilder/
• Select the databases you want to include in the search set
• Enter the proxy prefix in the authentication box: http://silk.library.umass.edu/login?url= and select “IP address” and “referring url”
• Follow the remaining steps – box style, title, etc.
• Create search box and copy code from box.

• Go to http://www.csa.com
• Select “Quick Link-Administrative Tools” from left column
• Sign in with UN and PW (See Administrative Interfaces section of usernames_and_passwords_for_electronic_resources for login).
• Select “Search Widget” tab
• Select and move database(s) to include in search
• Enter proxy prefix: http://silk.library.umass.edu/login?url=
• Select search box style options. Note: recommend increasing “Length of text box” to max. 60
• Create search box and copy code from box.

• Go to http://wokinfo.com/webtools/searchbox/
• Select databases you want included in the search
• Generate and copy the code
• In the first line of the code (form method) replace the string http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi with http://gateway.isiknowledge.com.silk.library.umass.edu/gateway/Gateway.cgi. This will ensure that off-campus users get the proxy authentication page.

NOTE: This is for databases on the new ProQuest platform.

• Go to the ProQuest database of your choice.
• Select “My Research” in the upper right of the page.
• Select the “Widgets” tab.
• Under “Widget Preview” make your selections for widget layout and widget selection.
• Select “Get Widget” and copy the code from the box.

• Go to http://access.gale.com/widgets and select “Create” next to the database of choice

Or first create a subcollection of GVRL titles

• Go to http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itconfig/mlin_w
• Sign in with UN and PW (See Administrative Interfaces section of usernames_and_passwords_for_electronic_resources for login)
• From the left column, select “ebook subcollections”
• Follow steps to create a subcollection of Gale Virtual Reference Library titles of your choice. You can also add or delete titles within a subcollection here

• Enter our location code (see Administrative Interfaces section of usernames_and_passwords_for_electronic_resources)
• Customize widget as you like and select “Create”
• Choose a “Web Embedding Option”. HTML seems to work best in LibGuides
• Copy the code provided into your source.

NOTE: I have submitted our proxy server URL to Gale, so the prefix will be automatically added to the widget.

NOTE: Code includes javascript, so you can insert it to a system that supports it, such as an html page or a LibGuide. The library content management system and university blogs do not support javascript.

LibGuide:

• Login to your LibGuide and add a new box=Rich Text/Dynamic Content/Scripts. Give title and create box.
• Select “Add text” to generate editor and move from “Rich Text Editor” (default) to “Plain Text Editor”. IMPORTANT NOTE: Code seems to get chopped off if added and saved in the Rich Text Editor.
• Paste widget code into Plain Text Editor and add any explanatory text, such as what databases are included in search. Save changes.

• A space randomly inserted between the proxy prefix and the Ebsco url in the code breaks the search, but it can be fixed by removing that space by hand.
• If you have a trouble with a widget, contact Christine Turner and I’d be happy to work with you to fix it.

— Primary contact: Christine Turner