Audio and video content from the Library of Congress digital collections can be embedded in a LibGuide. This allows for the inclusion of playable media inside of your research guide. Please note: Do not embed media from YouTube or from any other external media site -- you may link to external media, but you may not embed that media on a Library of Congress page.
Start with this short video that includes instructions for embedding audio and video from loc.gov into LibGuides.
Acquire the “Embed Link” code using the Share function from the item page for an audio or video item on the Library's website.
Display the "item record" for a audio file from the Library's digital collections. Select the Share button to reveal a dialog box. On the far right of the Embed Link: box, use the Select button to highlight the code. Use CRTL-C to copy the code.
To use this code, you will need to Add Media / Widget in your LibGuide in an existing box.
Display the "item record" for a webcast from the Library's digital collections. Select the Share button to reveal a dialog box. On the far right of the Embed Link: box, use the Select button to highlight the code. Use CRTL-C to copy the code.
To use this code, you will need to Add Media / Widget in your LibGuide in an existing box.
When embedding audio and video, select Add Media/Widget
Paste the code into the Embed Code box (as illustrated below):
Now you will need to change the "width" to 100% and remove the height for the video as shown in the screenshot below:
Here's an example: https://loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/multimedia/toni-morrison.html
You will have to paste in coding for the video using this format:
<script type="text/javascript" src="//cdn.loc.gov/loader/player/media.js"></script>
<div class="locmedia-load-this" id="mediaInstance1" style="display:none"><code>{ mediaObjectId: "04ED997509CD0184E0538C93F0280184" }</code></div>
<p><a class="locmedia-player-this" id="player1" rel="mediaInstance1"></a></p>
