Search GRPL's Catalog from your Google Home Page
On May 15th this blog talked about how to setup a Google Personalized Home Page. GRPL has created a Google Gadget that makes it possible to search our catalog directly from your Google Personalized Home Page. Read the May 15th entry if you haven't yet created your personalized home page.
To add the GRPL gadget:
Click on the 'Add content' link
Click on the 'Add by URL' link next to the 'Search Homepage Content' button.
Enter 'www.grpl.org/catalog.xml' and click the 'Add' button.
You will be asked to confirm, and when you go back to your home page you will see the new item titled 'Grand Rapids Public Library'. This gadget also allows GRPL patrons to access their library account. You can even add this blog to your personalized home page the same way, just enter www.grpl.org/yourlibrary/blog/index.xml in the Add by URL field. Here is how it looks on my page.
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