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Resource Icons : Special Format Collections

How to Add Special Format Catalog Items

When adding a special format item from the catalog, paste the URL of the special format icon in the “Cover Art” box:

Please see below for examples of adding special format items from the Library's catalog:

URLs of Special Format Resource Icons

 To add a special format item from the LC catalog:

  1. Click on "Add/Reorder"
  2. Select "Book from the Catalog"
  3. Under "Cover Art" select "Other" from the drop-down menu
  4. Copy and paste the relevant special format icon URL in the "Enter Cover Art URL" field
  5. Select Medium-140px wide
  6. enter the appropriate ALT Text for the resource icon you selected

Please copy and paste the appropriate special format icon URL from the list below:

Audio: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/sound-recording.png

Event: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/event.png

Film, Video: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/film-video.png

Group of Images: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/group-of-images.png

Legislation: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/legislation.png

Manuscript & Mixed Materials: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/manuscript-mixed-material.png

Map: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/map.png 

Music Score: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/notated-music.png

Newspaper: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/newspaper.png 

Periodical:  https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/periodical.png

Playlist: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/playlists.png

Veterans History: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/personal-narrative.png

Photograph, Print, or Drawing: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/photo-print-drawing.png

Software e-resource: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/software-e-resource.png

Web Archive: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/web-archive.png

Web Page: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/web-page.png

3-D Objects: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/3d-object.png 

 

Books with No Cover Art

When creating a list of books and special format items, use the LC OPAC’s book icon URL for books with no cover art : 

Book: https://www.loc.gov/static/images/original-format/book.png