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====== Creating Search Widgets for Electronic Resources ====== | ====== Creating Search Widgets for Electronic Resources ====== | ||
- | ===== Generating code: ===== | + | ===== Generating code ===== |
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+ | ==== ALEXANDER STREET PRESS ==== | ||
+ | * 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. | ||
==== EBSCO ==== | ==== EBSCO ==== | ||
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* Go to the toolkit at [[http://supportforms.epnet.com/eit/searchboxbuilder/]] | * Go to the toolkit at [[http://supportforms.epnet.com/eit/searchboxbuilder/]] | ||
* Select the databases you want to include in the search set | * Select the databases you want to include in the search set | ||
- | * Enter the proxy prefix in the authentication box: http://silk.library.umass.edu:2048/login?url= and select “IP address” and “referring url” | + | * 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. | * Follow the remaining steps – box style, title, etc. | ||
* Create search box and copy code from box. | * Create search box and copy code from box. | ||
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* Go to [[http://www.csa.com]] | * Go to [[http://www.csa.com]] | ||
* Select “Quick Link-Administrative Tools” from left column | * Select “Quick Link-Administrative Tools” from left column | ||
- | * Sign in with UN and PW (See | + | * Sign in with UN and PW (See Administrative Interfaces section of [[usernames_and_passwords_for_electronic_resources]] for login). |
* Select “Search Widget” tab | * Select “Search Widget” tab | ||
* Select and move database(s) to include in search | * Select and move database(s) to include in search | ||
- | * Enter proxy prefix: http://silk.library.umass.edu:2048/login?url= | + | * 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 | * Select search box style options. Note: recommend increasing “Length of text box” to max. 60 | ||
* Create search box and copy code from box. | * Create search box and copy code from box. | ||
- | ===== Pasting code: ===== | + | ==== ISI Web of Knowledge ==== |
+ | * 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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== ProQuest ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Gale ==== | ||
+ | * 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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Pasting code ===== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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* Paste widget code into Plain Text Editor and add any explanatory text, such as what databases are included in search. Save changes. | * Paste widget code into Plain Text Editor and add any explanatory text, such as what databases are included in search. Save changes. | ||
- | ===== Troubleshooting: ===== | + | ===== Troubleshooting ===== |
* 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. | * 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. | + | * If you have a trouble with a widget, contact [[cturner@library.umass.edu|Christine Turner]] and I’d be happy to work with you to fix it. |
+ | == | ||
+ | --- //[[cturner@library.umass.edu|Primary contact: Christine Turner]]// |