Linking Databases and Your Website
Sometimes you want to provide databases to your patrons directly from your library website, rather than sending them to http://ohioweblibrary.org or http://oplin.org/databases. The links below provide some helpful information; if you need further assistance, please contact OPLIN Support.
- How can I add the rotating database section to my library's web site like I see on the left side of OPLIN's site?
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Just add the following to the code of your web site, where you want the information to appear:
<script language="JavaScript" src="http://oplin.org/dbase_widget.js"></script>
How to link to the OPLIN resources and Ohio Web Library databases
BASIC RESOURCES
| OPLIN website | http://www.oplin.org |
| ExploreOhio (formerly Discover Ohio) | http://www.exploreohio.org |
| Find an Ohio Public Library tool | http://www.oplin.org/fal |
| Research Databases (list) | http://www.oplin.org/databases |
| Ohio Web Library | http://www.ohioweblibrary.org |
| Database Usage Reporting Tool (for librarians) | http://www.oplin.org/odurt |
| What Tree Is It? | http://www.oplin.org/tree |
| What's That Snake? | http://www.oplin.org/snake |
| What's the Point? | http://www.oplin.org/point |
RESEARCH DATABASES
A * sign marks those databases that are optional subscriptions. Check whether your library subscribes before putting these links on your own website.
LINKS TO MOBILE VERSIONS (if available):
Biography Reference Bank http://www.oplin.org/go/mobilebio
EBSCO http://www.oplin.org/go/EBSCOmobile
World Book http://www.oplin.org/go/wbmobile
ABOUT BOOKS (http://aboutbooks.info)
One simple search box for finding information about author, title, subject… anything about books!
To make a search box that will search the OPLIN "about:books" web page, you need to make a web form that:
- uses the 'get' method, with
- 'http://aboutbooks.info' as the action, and
- has a text element named 'query'.
An example of this is below.
<form action="http://aboutbooks.info" method="get"> <input type="text" name="query" /> <input type="submit" value="Search" /> </form>
...which makes a search box like this:
Questions? Problems? Something missing? Contact the OPLIN Support Center.
Adding locally purchased databases to the Ohio Web Library "Resources" list
The Ohio Web Library page (http://ohioweblibrary.org) contains a link to "Resources" in the navigation bar. This link takes the user to a page that lists the statewide research databases, which can be viewed by subject category or alphabetically. The user will also see "buttons" beside the database names which provide more information about the resource.
Across the top of the database list are three tabs. The middle tab points to "locally purchased databases." If you provide OPLIN with a list of the databases your library purchases (http://support.oplin.org), these will be visible by clicking on this tab. Users at home will be asked to identify their library and provide a library card number before they see these locally purchased resources. (Users in your library will not be asked for a library card.)
Adding an Ohio Web Library search widget
OPLIN has created an Ohio Web Library search widget that you can add to any web page. Simply put this line in your page where you want the widget to appear:
<script language="JavaScript" src="http://oplin.org/common/owl_widget/owl_search.js"></script>
...and now you have the Ohio Web Library search box!
If you prefer to build you own web form, use the GET method with an action of http://ohioweblibrary.org and a text box named q.
Ohio Web Library accepts all the variables listed below through the GET method. All variables can be used alone, or in any combination with others.
- Name: q
- Effect: Specifying this variable will set it as your search term, and fire a search on page load.
- Example Usage: http://ohioweblibrary.org?q=puppies
- Name: defaultcat
- Effect: Lets you specify the default target category on load.
- Example Usage: http://ohioweblibrary.org?q=puppies&defaultcat=Health
- Name: targets
- Effect: Lets you specify custom target categories for the "Category" drop down box. Note: Targets must first be configured in Ohio Web Library; contact OPLIN Support for a list of currently configured targets.
- Additional Info: The format that should be used in the variable is: {category name},{target}|{target};{category name 2},{target}
- Example Usage: http://ohioweblibrary.org/?q=dog+training&defaultcat=All&targets=SEO+Catalog,seoipac.seo.lib.oh.us:210/horizon
Adding an about:books widget
To make a search box that will search the OPLIN "about:books" web page, you need to make a web form that:
- uses the 'get' method, with
- 'http://aboutbooks.info' as the action, and
- has a text element named 'query'.
An example of this is below.
<form action="http://aboutbooks.info" method="get"> <input type="text" name="query" /> <input type="submit" value="Search" /> </form>
...which makes a search box like this:
Adding a Facts on File search widget
 Copy and paste this code in the header section of your html page:
Copy and paste this code into the body section of your html page: <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://www.fofweb.com/Subscription/Search_Widgets/jslib/widgets.js" > </script><div class="Outer_Widget7"> <div class="Inner_Widget7"> <input id="ks_WE40" name="ks_WE40" type="text" class=" Widget_TextBox" onkeypress="return handleKeyPress_WE40(19148, event,this.form)" /> <input id="Button16" type="button" value="Search" class="Widget_Button" onclick="javascript:FOFSearch_WE40(10835);" /> </div> </div> |