What is a Google Gadget?

A Google gadget is a mini-application that works with the Google Homepage (known as iGoogle), Google Desktop, Google Page Creator or any page on the web.

These mini-applications are of two types:

Universal gadgets: Work with the Google Homepage, Google Desktop, or your own webpage.
Desktop Gadgets: Work with Google Desktop.

Where can I use the Google Gadget?

You can imbed the gadget in:

Your iGoogle page (Google Personalized Homepage)
Google Desktop
Google Page Creator
Any webpage or blog

Why use the Himmelfarb Library Catalog Google Gadget?

The gadget lets you search the library catalog from your Google Personalized Homepage (iGoogle), Google desktop or any webpage you have installed it in.

It is easy to use, no downloads and it lets you search the catalog via a shortcut without having to go through the library homepage.

You can search within the gadget by keyword and the list of results will display in a separate window.

How do I add the Google Gadget to my Google Personalized Homepage (iGoogle)?

Click the "Add to Google" button displayed at the bottom of the library homepage. OR,

Use this link to access the gadget directly.

Are there any examples of Google Gadgets for health-related resources?

New England Journal of Medicine Google Gadget
See also:

NEJM - Most Popular: Presents rank-order lists of medical articles that are currently the most cited, most viewed, and most emailed on NEJM Online.

Add NEJM - Most Popular to iGoogle homepage

You can also use:

A list of journals gadgets, by adding the "Medical Journals" tab aggregating gadgets from various medical journals (i.e. JAMA, Archives of Internal Medicine, The Lancet, BMJ, PubMed...) in your iGoogle Homepage.
A list of Medical Podcasts (Audio), by adding the "Medical Podcasts" -Audio tab from NEJM, JAMA journals ...