iGoogle for Productivity and Outreach by PF Anderson Emerging Technologies Librarian April 21, 2009

IDEAS Things you might do with iGoogle

Things you might do with iGoogle

University of Michigan themed collection

University of Michigan themed collection

General Health

General Health

Diet & Nutrition

Diet & Nutrition

Fitness & Exercise

Fitness & Exercise

Stress Tips

Stress Tips

Yoga & Meditation

Yoga & Meditation

Autism &learning disabilities news & resources

Autism &learning disabilities news & resources

Public Health

Public Health

Medicine and Medical Gadgets and Tools

Medicine and Medical Gadgets and Tools

Life Science Researchers

Life Science Researchers

Promote your unit – here is the library!

Promote your unit – here is the library!

For fun? Astronomy Theme Semester

For fun? Astronomy Theme Semester

GETTING STARTED

The beginning – sign in to iGoogle, or create a Google account

The beginning – sign in to iGoogle, or create a Google account

iGoogle login screen

iGoogle login screen

Choose topics

Choose topics

Example iGoogle Home page

Example iGoogle Home page

Delete this gadget

Delete this gadget

Edit settings

Edit settings

Minimize gadget

Minimize gadget

THEMES

Change theme

Change theme

Themes homepage

Themes homepage

Artist themes

Artist themes

Game themes

Game themes

Causes themes

Causes themes

Search for themes (history)

Search for themes (history)

Search themes results (history)

Search themes results (history)

Theme details Creator details

Theme details

Creator details

Search themes results (health, causes, marketing, fundraising)

Search themes results (health, causes, marketing, fundraising)

Theme details Creator details Comments and discussion – community building

Theme details

Creator details

Comments and discussion – community building

Creator / developer information

Creator / developer information

Theme details Creator details Comments and discussion – community building

Theme details

Creator details

Comments and discussion – community building

Change theme Easy undo option

Change theme

Easy undo option

Notice the donate button

Notice the donate button

Make your own theme

Make your own theme

Make your own theme – almost done

Make your own theme – almost done

Done! (Sakura in Gold)

Done! (Sakura in Gold)

GADGETS

Want More Gadgets? Click “Add Stuff”

Find gadgets

Find gadgets

You might also like … Useful tools like Google Tip of the Day, and Google Translate

You might also like …

Useful tools like Google Tip of the Day, and Google Translate

People who like “Google Calendar” also like … other productivity tools

People who like “Google Calendar” also like … other productivity tools

Search for gadgets (health) Search for gadgets (health)

Search for gadgets (health)

Search for gadgets (health)

Search results for health

Search results for health

Editors picks And other categories …

Editors picks

And other categories …

Add feed or gadget

Add feed or gadget

Create your own gadget

Create your own gadget

Make your own gadget Sample forms: Framed photo GoogleGram Daily Me Free Form YouTube Channel Personal List

Make your own gadget

Sample forms:

Framed photo

GoogleGram

Daily Me

Free Form

YouTube Channel

Personal List

Ben’s YouTube Station

Ben’s YouTube Station

Building the gadget

Building the gadget

Add more content to your gadget Remember to update content as you make changes to the YouTube site

Add more content to your gadget

Remember to update content as you make changes to the YouTube site

UMHS YouTube Gadget Publishing options

UMHS YouTube Gadget

Publishing options

New gadgets are added to active tab

New gadgets are added to active tab

But you can move them, edit the tab, or simply drag to another tab (very carefully)

But you can move them, edit the tab, or simply drag to another tab (very carefully)

ADDING RSS FEEDS TO IGOOGLE

Examples of Public Health custom RSS feeds for journals, news, clinical alerts, and disaster response information

Examples of Public Health custom RSS feeds for journals, news, clinical alerts, and disaster response information

Finding feeds

Finding feeds

Copy URL from location bar Paste URL into feed selection window, click ADD

Copy URL from location bar

Paste URL into feed selection window, click ADD

Back to iGoogle, feed is there, move it where you want it.

Back to iGoogle, feed is there, move it where you want it.

Adding a custom PubMed search as an RSS feed gadget in iGoogle Send to RSS

Adding a custom PubMed search as an RSS feed gadget in iGoogle

Send to RSS

Customize your settings How many articles do you want listed? Click “Create Feed”

Customize your settings

How many articles do you want listed?

Click “Create Feed”

Click on the XML button

Click on the XML button

Copy the URL

Paste into feed/gadget form, click add Voila! The RSS feed is added to your iGoogle tab.

Paste into feed/gadget form, click add

Voila! The RSS feed is added to your iGoogle tab.

My own personal specialized PubMed search, right where I want it.

My own personal specialized PubMed search, right where I want it.

MANAGING YOUR TABS

Make a new tab

Make a new tab

Auto-fill “no relevant content was found”

Auto-fill

“no relevant content was found”

Search results for Michigan

Search results for Michigan

Select your tools Click on “Add it now” Highlighted examples Michigan Daily Weather Law Library

Select your tools

Click on “Add it now”

Highlighted examples

Michigan Daily

Weather

Law Library

FINISHING TOUCHES

Are we done? Let’s take a look …

Are we done? Let’s take a look …

Let’s move things around

Let’s move things around

Hunh? How did you do that? 1. Grab menu bar of gadget 2. Drag to desired position 1. 2.

Hunh? How did you do that?

1. Grab menu bar of gadget

2. Drag to desired position

Another way to change the look and feel of the page is in edit view

Another way to change the look and feel of the page is in edit view

Sharing your tab once your are done with it Select items you want to share Use email address of person you want to share it with Send it to yourself if you want a URL to put it in a blog or web page as a link Send settings if you’ve customized the gadgets in important ways, otherwise don’t

Sharing your tab once your are done with it

Select items you want to share

Use email address of person you want to share it with

Send it to yourself if you want a URL to put it in a blog or web page as a link

Send settings if you’ve customized the gadgets in important ways, otherwise don’t

This is what it looks like to edit settings (fyi, every gadget is different)

This is what it looks like to edit settings (fyi, every gadget is different)

Sometimes things quit working right after a while iGoogle maintenance

Sometimes things quit working right after a while

CONTACT INFORMATION PF Anderson, Emerging Technologies Librarian, UM Health Sciences Libraries, pfa@umich.edu Slides will be at: http://slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/

PF Anderson, Emerging Technologies Librarian, UM Health Sciences Libraries, pfa@umich.edu

Slides will be at: http://slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/