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Creating A new Canvas Course Prefix Guide
Create a guide in the group canvas
Add a tag for the new course prefix (all caps no spaces)
Edit the Related Databases Widget
<div id="list-container"></div>
<script src="https://canvas.library.okstate.edu/suggested-databases/by-course/
xxxx
/"></script>
Replace
xxxx
with new prefix
See below on how to tag databases with the course prefix
Edit Resource Pages Widget
<script>
springshare_widget_config_1565624022776 = { path: 'guides' };
</script>
<div id="s-lg-widget-1565624022776"></div>
<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://lgapi-us.libapps.com/widgets.php?site_id=82&widget_type=1&search_terms=&search_match=2&sort_by=count_hit&list_format=1&drop_text=Select+a+Guide...&output_format=1
&load_type=2&enable_description=0&enable_group_search_limit=0&enable_subject_search_limit=0&tag_ids%5B0%5D=xxxxxx
&widget_title=Guide+List&widget_height=250&widget_width=100%25&widget_link_color=2954d1&widget_embed_type=1&num_results=0
&enable_more_results=0&window_target=2&config_id=1565624022776";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","s-lg-widget-script-1565624022776");</script>
Replace xxxxxx with the new tag’s id.
Go to Admin->Metadata & URLs
Select tab -> Tags
Search for tag
Copy ID
Change friendly URL
Enter canvas/xxxx (where xxxx is the new course prefix)
Change Guide ownership to subject librarian
Publish the guide.
Changes in other Guides
Tag appropriate guides with the new Tag
Start with the Subject librarian’s profile guide
Then others as requested by the librarian
Check to see if the guides are showing
Changes in LibAPPS LTI tool
Goto LibApps->Admin->LTI builder
Goto the Metadata tab
Click Libguides Metadata Management link
Click Add Metadata
Object type = Guide
Object = {select the new guide from the dropdown list}
Metadata Name = course-prefix
Metadata Value = XXXX {new course prefix all caps}
Public = Disabled
Marking Databases in MODX
Log in manager on the website
Click Extras->Tagger
Click Create a new Tag
Name = full Libguide name
example: Accounting (ACCT)
remove punctuation only letters, &, and parentheses
commas will break the connection
Label = full Libguide name {example: Accounting (ACCT) }
example: Accounting (ACCT)
remove punctuation only letters, &, and parentheses
commas will break the connection
Alias = xxxx {xxxx is new course prefix all in lower characters}
Group = Related Course Prefixes
Save tag
Go to each database to be tagged and repeat these steps
Goto the Template Variables tag
Select the new info and save the page
Got to the next DB
Repeat