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Integrating the Library into Moodle Courses: Inserting the Library Catalog

This guide for faculty gives examples of how to integrate library resources into Moodle.

Inserting the Library Catalog with HTML Block with Copy & Paste

There are two ways to insert the Library Catalog Widget into your Moodle course. One option is to simply cut and paste the widget into the HTML Block. See Below for screenshots:

1. Copy the widget below by highlighting the entire box then right click with the mouse and select copy.

Sidney Silverman Library Catalog


Limit results to items I can borrow

 

2. Log into Moodle. Turn Editing on.

3. Scroll to the Blocks section. There will be a dropdown menu of blocks you can add. Choose the HTML Block.

4. Now there should be a new HTML Block in your course. Click the icon for "Configuration." See screenshot below.

5. Give your Block a title in the Title Field. Paste the widget into the HTML Block by right-clicking the mouse and selecting paste. Click Save changes. See screenshot below.

7. Turn Editing off.

8. Your Library Catalog Widget should appear in the course.

 

Inserting the Library Catalog with HTML Block with HTML Code

The other option is to Copy and Paste the HTML Code into the HTML Block. See below for screenshots:

1. Copy the HTML Code below by highlighting the code and then right clicking with the mouse and select Copy.

 <form action="http://sslopac.bergen.edu/search/a?a" name="search" target="_blank" style="width: 165px; background: #a0a0a0; height: 200px; border: #666699 1px solid; padding: 0px;">
<p style="border-bottom: #666699 1px solid; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 5px; font-family: arial, helvetica; margin-bottom: 3px; color: #666699; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Sidney Silverman Library Catalog</p>
<label style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Search:</label> <select style="font-size: 13px;" name="searchtype"> <option selected="selected" value="Y">Keyword</option> <option value="t">Title</option> <option value="d">Subject</option> <option value="a">Author</option> <option value="r">By Course</option> <option value="p">By Professor</option></select>
<div style="text-align: center;" align="center"><input style="margin-top: 8px; color: #000000; margin-left: 2px; font-size: 1em;" maxlength="60" size="14" name="searcharg" type="text" /><br /><input type="checkbox" name="availlim" /> <em>Limit results to items I can borrow</em> <input type="hidden" name="SORT" /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;" align="center"><input style="padding-bottom: 4px; width: 150px; background: #666699; color: #ffffff; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding-top: 4px;" id="searchSubmit" value="Submit Query" alt="Search" type="submit" name="submit" /></div>
</form>

2. Log into Moodle. Turn Editing on.

3. Scroll to the Blocks section. There will be a dropdown menu of blocks you can add. Choose the HTML Block.

4. Now there should be a new HTML Block in your course. Click the icon for "Configuration." See screenshot below.

5. Give your Block a title in the Title Field. Then click the icon for Toggle HTML souce. Right click the mouse and select paste. The HTML code should appear in the box. Finally, save your changes.

6. Turn Editing off.

7. Your Library Catalog Widget should appear in the course.