Virtual Book Promo: Displays
About
This is just my working page for different ways to incorporate digital or virtual book displays into a LibGuide page. Each box down the middle of the page shows a different technique for displaying new books (I'm using a couple of new ebooks that Katie purchased for SORA as an example).
Examples for each tool are in the left column, tool names are notated at the top in the blue header. Notes about each example are in the right column.
I plan to put together a quick PD on these in January, depending on how things are going pandemic-wise.
Virtual Book Display-Wakelet
Canva Book Display
How to make an animated Book Covers show in Google Slides
- Krista WelzNot good for non-Google users.
LibGuides (Book from the Catalog)
The Remains of the Day by ISBN: 0679731725Publication Date: 1990-09-12From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, here is the universally acclaimed novel--winner of the Booker Prize and the basis for an award-winning film. This is Kazuo Ishiguro's profoundly compelling portrait of Stevens, the perfect butler, and of his fading, insular world in post-World War II England. Stevens, at the end of three decades of service at Darlington Hall, spending a day on a country drive, embarks as well on a journey through the past in an effort to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving the "great gentleman," Lord Darlington. But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darlington's "greatness," and much graver doubts about the nature of his own life.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by ISBN: 9780545010221Publication Date: 2007-08-01It's no longer safe for Harry at Hogwarts, so he and his best friends, Ron and Hermione, are on the run. Professor Dumbledore has given them clues about what they need to do to defeat the dark wizard, Lord Voldemort, once and for all, but it's up to them to figure out what these hints and suggestions really mean. Their cross-country odyssey has them searching desperately for the answers, while evading capture or death at every turn. At the same time, their friendship, fortitude, and sense of right and wrong are tested in ways they never could have imagined. The ultimate battle between good and evil that closes out this final chapter of the epic series takes place where Harry's Wizarding life began: at Hogwarts. The satisfying conclusion offers shocking last-minute twists, incredible acts of courage, powerful new forms of magic, and the resolution of many mysteries. Above all, this intense, cathartic book serves as a clear statement of the message at the heart of the Harry Potter series: that choice matters much more than destiny, and that love will always triumph over death.
The Chocolate War (Audio) by ISBN: 0739345079Publication Date: 1974Cormier's chilling look at the insidious world of gang intimidation and the abuse of power in a boys' boarding school is no less relevant today than it was in 1974. Stunned by his mother's recent death and appalled by the way his father sleepwalks through life, Jerry Renault, a New England high school student, ponders the poster in his locker. Do I dare disturb the universe? Part of his universe is Archie Costello, leader of a secret school society, the Virgils, and master of intimidation. Archie himself is intimidated by a cool, ambitious teacher into having the Virgils spearhead the annual fund-raising event, a chocolate sale. When Jerry refuses to be bullied into selling chocolates, he becomes a hero, but his defiance is a threat to Archie, the Virgils, and the school. In the inevitable showdown, Archie's skill at intimidation turns Jerry from hero to outcast, to victim, leaving him alone.
LibGuides Gallery Box
The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman
In a hilarious tale reminiscent of T.H. white, a lost boy finds himself an unlikely apprentice to the very old, vaguely evil, mostly just grumpy Wizard Smallbone.
Nevertell by Katharine Orton
After escaping a Soviet prison camp, Lina is pursued by a powerful witch and her shadow wolves in a riveting debut that imbues frozen wilderness with fairy-tale magic.
Camp Chaos by Meredith Badger
Another great title in the best-selling Go Girl series. Sophie makes a new friend when she is swapped into the other class at school. With school camp coming up, will she be forced to choose between her new bestie and her old bestie?
Blue Window by Adina Rishe Gewirtz
Five siblings fall through time and space into a strange, unkind world - their arrival mysteriously foretold - and land in the center of an epic civil struggle in a country where many citizens have given themselves over to their primal fears and animal passions at the urging of a power-hungry demagogue.
Follett Custom Carousel Tutorial
Wakelet
Wakelet is pretty easy to use, but it crops the book covers. If you have the ability and/or the application on your computer, you can adjust the cover size and shape prior to uploading, but it's a tedious amount of work for an already overstretched librarian.
Canva
I really like the animations that are built into Canva. It has an easy pull code and embed process. To create this one, I used a template, added and linked pictures. The animations were already built into the template.
Canva has an education package that is free for teachers and students. However, they are not EdLaw 2d compliant, so you can sign up for it, but you cannot make your students sign up for it. If you do not already have an account, when you sign up for Canva it will ask you what you're planning to use it for. Choose: Teacher
Next you will need to be verified:
I would recommend choosing "Get verified now" and starting the process. I have had my canva account for a long time, so I don't recall how long it took to be verified. If you don't get verified now, you can do it later, but you will have to do some searching in their site to find the links to do it.
Google Slides
Use the link in the box to the left for a tutorial on using Google Slides to promote books.
LibGuides (Book from the Catalog)
This is an extremely easy way to display books in your LibGuide, but if you're looking for something flashy, this might not be your best choice. This is great for booklist-type displays.
LibGuide Gallery Box Notes
If you're trying to highlight brand new books, I've noticed that when choosing the "Book from the Catalog" option, LibGuides almost never finds the title. For this display, I've used "Gallery" for box type, and then chosen "Image". I added a caption to it for the title and description. It seems to work just fine. I like that it shows the entire image, and there are lots of options for how you want it displayed.
This is an easy to use display built directly into LibGuides without having to log into anything externally.
Follett Custom Collections Tutorial
During the first session, someone asked about creating a custom carousel. To the left is a tutorial on how to do this in Follett Destiny Discover.