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Widgets

LibGuides built-in widgets

  • Admin view --> Tools --> Widgets
  • Demo

Homemade widgets

  • Add/create your own widgets (two ways):

    1. Create a box --> Add/reorder --> Media Widgets

    2. Admin --> Assets --> Add content Item --> Widgets

Pre-made Primo search widgets (and preset Primo Links)

Find and re-use pre-made Primo Search widgets!

  • You can find more pre-made Primo Search widgets to add to your guides
  1. Create a box --> Add/reorder --> Media Widgets

  2. Reuse existing widget

  3. Search for "search HCC" or "primo"

  4. Widgets available for the following targeted searches: default "everything" search, eBooks, media, catalog only, newspapers, journals, articles & more.

  5. Example below:

Find streaming video & audio, and more

Ask a Librarian widgets

  • Create a box --> Add/reorder --> LibAnswers widgets --> reuse existing LA widgets (search "HCC")
  • Demo

RSS widgets

  • RSS
    • Create a box --> Add/reorder --> RSS Feed
    • Enter RSS URL
    • Demo:
      • TED Talks
      • Mango
      • Journals???