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ET@MO Academic Technology and Mizzou Online Liaisons: Databases/Search Boxes

Using Database Search Boxes

More vendors are providing widgets allowing for the creation of database-specific search boxes that can be embedded into Blackboard and web sites.

Here is a listing of some with links to instructions for creating the search boxes.  If a database you are interested in is not listed here, contact Rhonda Whithaus to check on the availability of it.

EBSCO - http://support.ebscohost.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?topic=996&id=3955&page=1

You can create a search box for a single database or a selection of databases.

Databases available include: Academic Source Complete, AGRICOLA, America: History & Life, Business Source Premier, Communication & Mass Media Complete, EconLit, Fish & Fisheries Worldwide, GreenFile, Historical Abstracts, Hospitality & Tourism Index, International Bibliography of Theater & Dance Full Text, MLA International Bibliography, Music Index, NTIS, PsycINFO, Race Relations Abstracts and Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide.

Information needed:

  • Select EBSCOhost Research Databases as the Interface
  • Enter the Proxy prefix:  http://proxy.mul.missouri.edu/login?url=
  • Select IP Address as the Method of Authentication

GALE - http://access.gale.com/widgets/

Databases available include: Gale’s PowerSearch 2.0, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Business & Company Resource Center, Eighteenth Century Collections Online and Gale Directory Library.

Information needed:

  • location ID : morenetuomcolum

JSTOR - http://www.jstor.org/page/info/resources/librarians/searchWidget.jsp

Information needed:

  • proxy prefix: http://proxy.mul.missouri.edu/login?url=

Summon@MU Search Box

Summon is a simple and fast search engine that helps you discover relevant information on any topic from the MU Libraries' collections. It is the place to start your research in scholarly journals, books, videos, maps, manuscript collections, music scores and more. From your search results, it's one step to the full text of articles or you can see if a book is on the shelf.

To embed this search box in BlackBoard or web page, simply use this HTML code:
<form action="http://missouri.summon.serialssolutions.com/search/results" method="get">Search Summon for articles, books &amp; more!<br /></form><form action="http://missouri.summon.serialssolutions.com/search/results" method="get"> <input name="spellcheck" value="true" type="hidden" />

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="textarea"><input style="font-size: .9em;" name="q" size="25" type="text" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="buttons"><input style="color: white; background-color: #5176b9; font-size: 1em;" value="Search" type="submit" /></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</form>