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Catalog Search Gadget for iGoogle

Allows you to search the library catalog and from your iGoogle Home Page!

To install:

1. Sign into your iGoogle home page using your Google Account (get a Google Account).
2. Click the "Add Stuff" link on the far right of the screen.
3. Click the "Add feed or gadget" link at the bottom of the left-hand column.
4. Type or paste in this URL for our Library Catalog Gadget:
   http://www.sjlibrary.org/gadget/gadget_opac.xml
5. Click the "Add" button. A red check mark will appear when the gadget has been added.
6. Return to your iGoogle home. The Library Catalog Gadget should now be on your home page. You can re-position it as you like.

Catalog Search Option for Internet Explorer and Firefox Browsers

Add the library catalog as a search choice for the built-in searchbox in your web browser (Firefox or Internet Explorer). Search terms will pass through to the catalog as Keywords.

Installation for Internet Explorer (7.0 or above):

1. While viewing this page, the dropdown arrow next to the searchbox in the upper right corner of Internet Explorer will glow (usually orange).
2. Click the glowing dropdown arrow.
3. Select "Add Search Providers" > "Search SJLibrary Catalog"
4. Click "Add Provider" on the popup window
5. The Library Catalog has now been added as a search choice. You can switch between it and other search engines, such as Google, by using the dropdown arrow. The selected search provider will have a check mark next to it.

Installation for Firefox (2.0 or above):

1. While viewing this page, the dropdown arrow next to the searchbox in the upper right corner of Firefox will glow (usually blue or green).
2. Click the glowing dropdown arrow.
3. Select "Add Search SJLibrary Catalog"
4. The Library Catalog has now been added as a search choice. You can switch between it and other search engines, such as Google, by using the dropdown arrow. The selected search engine's icon will be visible next to the search box.

Library Lookup Bookmarklet for Firefox

See if the Library has the books you find while surfing booksellers' websites like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BooksAMillion, etc.

Installation for Firefox:

1. You must be using Firefox and have its "Bookmarks Toolbar" visible. If you do not, go to View > Toolbars > Bookmarks Toolbar.
2. Don't click the following link. Instead, DRAG this SJLibrary Lookup link to the Bookmarks Toolbar.
3. Next time you are on a bookseller's book web page, simply click the SJLibrary Lookup button in the Bookmarks Toolbar. A Library Catalog web page will open, showing if the Library has the book. Any site that has the book's ISBN in the page URL will work with the Bookmarklet. If you get a blank page with a number, this means that an ISBN was not present.