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The Libguide of Libguides: 7. Other Content Boxes

Podcast Feed

Podcast Feed boxes provides links to the latest episodes of podcasts that you select. Not that this doesn't download the actual audio to the podcast.

Adding & Editing a Podcast Feed Box

  • Once you select the Podcast Feed box type, enter the feed URL (including the http://).
  • Then enter the # of podcast links you would like to have displayed in the box. The default is 5.
  • If you would like the podcast description (provided by the podcast creator) to display as a pop-up when users hover over the podcast link select pop-up select In a popup. If you would like the description to appear below the podcast link, select Underneath the title. Please note that you will not be able to edit the podcast description that is displayed.

If you would like to your own description for the podcast feed, click on the edit this text link. Your description and any other information you want displayed will appear before the podcast links.

Examples

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Books from the Catalog

The Books from the Catalog box enables you to describe any number of books and provide links to them in your Library Catalog, Amazon, or Worldcat.

Adding & Editing Books from the Catalog

  • Enter the book title as you would like it to appear. This is the only mandatory field.
  • Enter a url to link to the title in the Library Catalog, Worldcat, Amazon, etc.
    • The url for the catalog link should be the Permanent Link To This Record which can be found on the bib record in the OPAC.
    • The url for Worldcat should be the Permalink.
  • Enter any other information you would like to display including, author, ISBN, call number, and brief description.
  • To display cover art you must enter a valid ISBN. Then click on the Amazon icon . Note: If users click on the cover art image they will be directed the Amazon site.
  • If you would like to use the cover art feature, but do not want the ISBN information to display, click on Add Book to save your changes. Then go back into edit mode by selecting the edit icon . Delete the ISBN and save your changes.

Examples

Documents & Files

A Documents & Files box enables you to upload any number of files to your page. Individual files cannot be larger than 5MB each. Each file can have a short description (255 characters).

Interactive Poll

An Interactive Poll box enables you to create a poll on your page. Create a question and enter up to 7 choices for your poll. Each poll choice can have an associated URL.

Example

What would find if you did a search in the catalog for education and discrimination?

Interactive Poll
Records containing both words (education, discrimination).: 1 votes (100%)
Records containing either or both words (education, discrimination).: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 1

Journal title search in Tufts Catalog

Instructions from Heather to create this box:

If you don't want a new window/tab to appear, use this code. Put the following html in a LibGuides box.  You can add text before and or after the code.

<form action="http://library.tufts.edu/search/t" method="get" name="journalSearch" id="journalSearch">

<input type="text" name="search" size="20" value="" />

<input type="hidden" name="sort" value="D" />

<input type="hidden" name="searchscope" value="10" />

<input type="submit" value="Search" />

</form>

If you want a new window/tab to appear, use this code:

<form action="http://library.tufts.edu/search/t" method="get" target="_blank" name="journalSearch" id="journalSearch">

<input type="text" name="search" size="20" value="" />

<input type="hidden" name="sort" value="D" />

<input type="hidden" name="searchscope" value="10" />

<input type="submit" value="Search" />

</form>

If you want your search box to be smaller or wider, change the size value in this statement:

<input type="text" name="search" size="20" value="" />

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