Creating Search Widgets for Electronic Resources

• 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:2048/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:2048/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.

NOTE: This isn't technically a widget but rather a url to search across multiple databases.

• Go to http://lad.proquest.com/ladweb
• Sign in with UN and PW (See Administrative Interfaces section of usernames_and_passwords_for_electronic_resources for login).
• Under “Account Preferences” select “Create Links to ProQuest Datbases”
• Choose the databases you want to include in search and select “Create URL”
• Copy and paste url into page with link to search interface. Add proxy prefix (http://silk.library.umass.edu:2048/login?url=) at beginning of url.

• 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