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Instructional Resources for Library Instructors: Embed a LibGuides Box in GS Right-hand Margin

Why would I just want to embed one box?

  • If you are teaching a for-credit course, you may want to embed your profile box rather than re-creating your contact information and to take advantage of the exisiting LibCal button rather than linking through a different page.
  • Embed a BrowZine widget or make a mini-guide using one box if that's what works best for your class.
  • Embed the LAUR box in a GachoSpace to encourage students to submit work.

Embed a LibGuides Box in GS Right-hand Margin

Follow the directions below to embed a LibGuides box in the right-hand margin of your GauchoSpace page. To see a version with screenshots, refer to this Google Doc.

Starting in LibGuides

1. Log into the LibGuide and locate the box you want to embed.

2. Click on the pencil logo on the guide box header.

3. Click on the "Box Link & Widget Code" tab

4. Under "Box Widget Code" choose "Framed" and copy the Box Widget Code.

 

In GauchoSpace

5. Log into GauchoSpace and turn Editing on.

6. Scroll down to "Add a block" and choose "HTML"

7. A box will appear labeled (new HTML block)

8. Click on the gear icon, then choose Configure (new HTML block) block

9. Change your title

10. If you don't see both rows of edit tools, click on the down arrow. Then click on the HTML view box (box with < / > icon). 

11. Paste box widget code from step 4 into the editor, then click "Save changes"

12. Check the default hight and other visual elements of the block on the GauchoSpace page - it will default to scroll on, but you can still make edits.

13. If you want to make the box longer so the embed does not have to scroll, go into the code and adjust the height="" dimensions.

NOTE: Don't get frustrated, this is going to take some fine tuning. For example the LAUR box fits well at a height="400" but a profile box may need to be larger.


LAUR Box Code 

Below is the embed code for the LAUR box already adjusted to 400 px tall. This may be the box you're most likely to point a faculty member to even if you're not embedded in their class. You can send them a copy of this code to embed. Sending the code in the body of an email, in a Notepad or Word attachment should work fine. 

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<iframe id="s-lg-widget-frame-1642204262423" width="" height="400" scrolling="yes" style="border: 1px solid #bbb; border-radius: 4px;" src="//lgapi-us.libapps.com/widget_box.php?site_id=2633&amp;widget_type=8&amp;output_format=2&amp;widget_title=Library+Award+for+Undergraduate+Research&amp;widget_height=&amp;widget_width=&amp;widget_embed_type=1&amp;guide_id=546701&amp;box_id=24852599&amp;map_id=29181792&amp;content_only=0&amp;include_jquery=0&amp;config_id=1642204262423"></iframe>