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Bridging the gap from Wikipedia to scholarly resources: a simple JavaScript search tool

A JavaScript bookmarklet tool that allows researchers to search scholarly resources from anywhere on the web, bridging the gap between Wikipedia and library resources. Compatible with multiple browsers.

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Bridging the gap from Wikipedia to scholarly resources: a simple JavaScript search tool

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  1. Bridging the gap from Wikipedia to scholarly resources:a simple JavaScript search tool Barbara ArnettWeb Services Librarian Valerie ForrestalCommunications & New Media Strategies Librarian Stevens Institute of Technology

  2. Project History: • Elsevier 2010 API app challenge (for creative use of the ScienceDirect open content API) • Firefox add-on so researchers can search ScienceDirect from anywhere on the web, without going through the library’s website/ScienceDirect interface • Added functionality: auto-populate search box to encourage Wikipedia/Google users to expand their research to library resources • Issues: • compatibility with other browsers • search limited to ScienceDirect content • aversion to add-ons due to Firefox memory-hogging • managing code updates • Solution: Cross-browser compatible JS bookmarklet (inspired by bit.ly, etc) + Ebsco Discovery Service

  3. Inspiration: Bit.ly bookmarklet

  4. Install page

  5. Bookmarklet in browser

  6. Search prompt

  7. Search results

  8. Bookmarklet • Bookmarklet = Bookmark + Applet • In this case, JavaScript executed instead of a URL • Works on Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome

  9. JavaScript code in bookmarklet javascript:(function(){document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('script')).src='http://www.stevens.edu/library/js/search.js';})(); this executes JavaScript in a file that resides on our web server

  10. Parts of the Bookmarklet • 1 – Google Analytics tracking • 2 – Prompt box for user to edit search terms • – uses the Page Title for initial search terms • 3 – Execute search in federated search

  11. javascript that is executed in http://www.stevens.edu/library/js/search.js-- { // ***************** Google analytics code BEGIN *******************// var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-18930XXX-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google- analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); // ***************** Google analytics code END *******************// var Ti=document.title.replace('- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia',''); void(Ti=prompt('Edit search terms:',Ti)); if(Ti) { var searchString='http://ezproxy.stevens.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&scope=site&type=0&cli0=FT1&clv0=Y&bquery='+(Ti); window.location.href=searchString; } }

  12. More info: Contact: • Barbara Arnett: barnett@stevens.edu • Valerie Forrestal: valerie.forrestal@stevens.edu Details: • Presentation available at: http://slidesha.re/valebookmarklet • Server-side code available at: http://www.stevens.edu/library/js/search.js

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