Aspen Collection Spotlight Widgets

Aspen Discovery supports creating book list widgets similar to Syndetics Widgets, but created based on catalog lists or searches.

Create a book widget using a search-based Aspen Collection Spotlight

1. Sign in to your library’s Aspen instance
2. Initiate a blank search by clicking the Search button with out entering any search criteria
3. Click the Library collection filter to limit the results to your library’s collections
4. Apply search facets to get the desired results
   • For example, if you want a spotlight on recently added adult fiction books, select facets:
     • Format = Book
     • Fiction / Non-Fiction = Fiction
     • Audience = Adult
     • Added in the Last = Year (or shorter time frame)
5. Change result list Sort by to “Date Purchased Desc” for newest items first
6. When you are satisfied with the search results, click Search Tools and select Create Spotlight
7. In the Create Spotlight dialog, assign the spotlight a name and click Create Spotlight; the Collection Spotlight details display
   • More information about the fields can be found in the Aspen Help Center > Collection Spotlights page, under the Customizing Collection Spotlights tab
8. The embed codes and live previews of the spotlight display at the bottom of the details page; if you are satisfied with the preview, copy the code and paste it into your website
9. If you are not satisfied, scroll to the top of the page and click Edit
10. Adjust the settings as desired, clicking Save Changes and Stay Here to view the live preview