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Librarians' Toolbox: Video Guides

Sample code boxes, widgets, other useful stuff.

Cowles Library Videos

In 2021, a task force worked to clean up and consolidate the library's video tutorials into YouTube playlists. We now have playlists for:

Recommended best practice for embedding these videos into a guide is:

  1. Click the Add / Reorder dropdown in the box where you want the video, then select Media/Widget.
  2. In a new tab, open the YouTube video and select Share > Embed.
  3. Copy the HTML code from the window that appears.
  4. In the LibGuides Media/Widget editor, add a Name and paste the HTML code in the Embed Code box (the Name does not appear in your guide; it is only used for internal identification).

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