Landing Pages

Landing Pages

On this tab Library Administrators may configure a custom landing page which will become the "Home" page for their users.

A "generic" home/landing page is visible by default to all authenticated library users (which is http://www.deslibris.ca/en-us/landing.aspx.)

But special libraries may wish to direct users to only special content of interest to their users, which could include local content or subject-specific content.

A sample of the page is shown on the left margin. The page includes a title and description as well as two "Rotators" where administrators may add searches to illustrate the content of interest to their users.

To configure the page, follow the instructions below.

 


1. Tagline: Add a title or heading for the page (e.g. "Canadian Books and Documents Online")


2. Description: Words to describe the site


3. Top Rotator Button text: Describe the search which should be activated when the button is clicked. Example: "Browse recent titles"


4. Top Rotator Button url: On a separate tab or window, create a search which matches your interest. For example, a health library might choose to highlight Public Documents in the field of health. The search url in this case would be http://www.deslibris.ca/en-us/search.aspx#f_documents=1&f_subjectinterest=07


5. Select "grid mode" to display the rotator as a table or square (as opposed to a single row.)


6. Featured search url: Create a search which matches the button text and cut and paste the url here.


7. Select top _  titles: Enter the number of titles to be shown in the top rotator.


8. Browse all button text: Describe a second search to activate when the button is clicked. Example: "Browse all titles."


9. Browse all button url: Create a search which matches the button text and cut and paste the url here.

 

10. Featured search url: Create a search to set titles to be displayed in the bottom rotator and cut and paste the url here.
 

Select top _  titles: Enter the number of titles to be shown in the bottom rotator and set grid mode (as in steps 7 and 5.)


11. Activate my landing page: Check to activate the page as your new Home page. Be sure to "Save" after doing so, and then to "Save" before leaving the Admin module.

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