[baisl] Re: Follett Destiny

  • From: Elaine Levia <elevia@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:17:35 -0700

Embedded Destiny widgets seem like a "unicorn" outside of Springshare. Best
of luck...

-Elaine

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 12:52 PM, Susan Bogas <sbogas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Thank you Brian and Elaine.  I have fussed with all types of boxes to use
> for the Google Site and the Springshare html doesn't work for any of them.
> I will keep trying!
>
> Susan
>
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Elaine Levia <elevia@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I'd agree with Brian-- you also may have to use a different type of
>> content box. Have you tinkered with the Media/HTML box options? The
>> Springshare tutorial should work, and as far as I know, Google Sites does
>> support javascript. It just has to play nicely with its environment,
>> otherwise some buttons are left off.
>>
>> --A wistful Wordpress user
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Thomas, Brian <bthomas@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi Susan,
>>>
>>>  I don’t use Destiny, but have been able to adjust embed codes to use
>>> on Google Sites.  I’m guessing that because accessing Destiny’s database is
>>> beyond html, (using SQL or the like) is the reason it’s not working.  I’m
>>> sure it’s possible.  I’m not sure how much tinkering is required.
>>>
>>>   Brian Thomas
>>> Director of Library Media Services
>>> Saint Mary’s College High School
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   From: Susan Bogas <sbogas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Reply-To: "baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 12:03 PM
>>> To: "baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [baisl] Follett Destiny
>>>
>>>   Dear members of our collective wisdom!
>>>
>>>  I would like to add a widget to my library Google Site for searching
>>> Destiny.  I have found the html code for doing that in a LibGuides
>>> <http://cp.mcafee.com/d/k-Kr4x8qdEI8FETpuohdTdKc6zBCXbz1JNwQsIToLsSUMqemrIKfCT1P2oVxWVIxcDlnq0GARr4Ws01dQCHoDjw09LPhPXKFIfZvxMVdV6_nKnjh76zDAmkmrIfYJt6OaaJPhONOEuvkzaT0QSyrhdTV55YsYqem1P8UTsS039-uJR5EOwhEjSfYLxYy4tymJIZfGhNSFV_PCr8raxVsxlK5L1jIvY-l9QU02rsjhudCBIxIG7CBQQg2ZjP_DcQg1TQDa1oSCOrbmvL>
>>> page but it doesn't work on Google Sites. :(  I know that quite a few of
>>> you use Destiny and I am wondering if anyone has been clever enough to
>>> write the code for this.  Unfortunately Follett just tells me that they
>>> don't support widgets.
>>>
>>>  Thank you in advance!
>>>
>>>  Susan
>>>
>>>  --
>>> Susan Bogas, Librarian
>>> The Bentley School (Upper School)
>>> 1000 Upper Happy Valley Road
>>> Lafayette, CA 94549
>>> (510) 843-2512 ext. 3226
>>> fax: (925) 299-0469
>>> sbogas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Elaine Levia
>> Librarian
>> 510-531-8600 x43
>> www.ohds.org
>>  <http://www.facebook.com/pages/OHDS/165708280116807>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Susan Bogas, Librarian
> The Bentley School (Upper School)
> 1000 Upper Happy Valley Road
> Lafayette, CA 94549
> (510) 843-2512 ext. 3226
> fax: (925) 299-0469
> sbogas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>



-- 

Elaine Levia
Librarian
510-531-8600 x43
www.ohds.org
 <http://www.facebook.com/pages/OHDS/165708280116807>

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