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Library Search Widgets

This page provides the cut-and-paste HTML code (a 'widget') for adding Queen's University Library search boxes to a web page.

These search boxes can be added anywhere that you can add HTML code; this includes Queen's University online learning systems such as Moodle, Desire2Learn and MEdTech Central.
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See also: Create Permanent Links to Online Articles, Library Services for Course Instructors

Summon Search Boxes

Summon searches most of Queen's University Library's print and online holdings.

Option 1: Plain Search Box

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Option 2: Styled Search Box

Example:


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Option 3: Search Box with Custom Refinements

A Summon search box can be customized with all kinds of custom pre-selected refinements, e.g. content type, location, language, publication date, and so on.


Example A:



A Summon search box with the following refinements preselected: 'Limit to articles from scholarly publications', content type = 'Journal Article', subject term = 'biology' or 'biological sciences'.

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Example B:



A Summon search box with the following refinements preselected: content type = 'Video Recording', library location = 'Education Library'.

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More information about Summon Search Boxes from the official Summon API site.

You can try using GVSU's Create Custom Search generator to create custom Summon search boxes; simply replace 'gvsu' with 'queensu'.

QCAT Library Catalogue Search Box

QCAT Library Catalogue searches Queen's University Library's print holdings, plus ejournal and ebook titles.

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Research Databases Search Boxes

Many of Queen's research databases offer tools for creating search box widgets. For example:

Enabling for Off-Campus Use:

To make sure students can log in and get access to the resources, use the off-campus web proxy prefix:

http://proxy.queensu.ca/login?url=

Last Updated: 12 July 2011