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LibGuide Practices: Reusable Buttons, Widgets, and Badges

LMU Libraries staff resource for creating, designing, and maintaining university LibGuides.

Reusable Buttons, Widgets, and Badges

Learn how to enhance your LibGuides with dynamic content and interactive elements to engage your users effectively. 

Widget_Search CVL Subject Guides Widget

Widget_WorldCat Catalog

Widget_Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary loan (ILL) lets patrons borrow materials from other libraries. Request items through your library, which will search, request, and facilitate borrowing. Learn more below:

Interlibrary Loan Button

Widget_Book Delivery

Are you trying to access materials that are not in your site's library? Use the form below to submit a book & article delivery request.

widget_MyLMU

Access to databases such as UpToDate and Cochrane Library are found in myLMU. Click the button below to be redirected:

myLMU Button

Widget_Library Services

library virtual chat button

Interlibrary Loan Button

Library Loan Policies Button

Book Delivery Button

Study Room Reservations Button

Faculty Services Button

Widget_Quick Links

library account button

Library catalog button

Research Guides Button

full-text journals button

a-z databases button

tutorials button

Widget_Fillable Forms

Course Reserve Button

Instruction Session Button

Purchase Request Button

Submit Feedback Button

Book Delivery Button

Widget_Remote Access

If you are accessing e-resource off-site, please log in to your library account for full access.

Widget_Browsing with Call Numbers

At LMU Libraries, we use the Library of Congress Classification system with alphanumeric call numbers to organize books by subject. Search by call number or browse by topic. Check research guides for more details:

Research Guides button

Widget_Locating Peer Reviewed Articles

"Peer-reviewed" journals require expert review before publication, ensuring higher scholarly and methodological standards. In contrast, magazines, trade journals, and newspapers are typically non-peer-reviewed, with content reviewed only by editors or non-experts, lacking the rigorous evaluation of peer review.

Widget_Increasing Search Results with MeSH

MeSH Medical Subject Headings Button

MeSH is the National Library of Medicine’s controlled vocabulary used for indexing articles in PubMed, ensuring consistency in retrieving information with varying terminology.

How to Use MeSH:

  1. Access MeSH Browser: Click on the (link) to open the MeSH Browser.
  2. Search MeSH Terms: Enter your topic or keyword to find corresponding MeSH terms.
  3. Explode Terms: Use broader MeSH terms to include related narrower terms.
  4. Combine with Keywords: Use MeSH terms with free-text keywords for a comprehensive search.
  5. Apply Subheadings: Refine your search with subheadings like "etiology," "therapy," or "diagnosis."

Example:

  • Search for "diabetes" in the MeSH Database.
  • Select "Diabetes Mellitus."
  • Combine with subheadings (e.g., "Diabetes Mellitus/therapy") for treatment-focused articles.

Widget_Evidence Based Practice

Evidence-based practice uses the best available research, clinical expertise, and patient values to make informed decisions and improve outcomes in healthcare and other fields.