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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<%= content_tag :html, class: 'no-js', **html_tag_attributes do %>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
+
+    <!-- Internet Explorer use the highest version available -->
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+
+    <title><%= render_page_title %></title>
+    <%= opensearch_description_tag application_name, opensearch_catalog_url(format: 'xml') %>
+    <%= favicon_link_tag %>
+    <%= stylesheet_link_tag "application", media: "all" %>
+    <%= javascript_include_tag "application" %>
+
+    <% if ENV['SITE_HOST']&.include?('.edu') %>
+      <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->
+      <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-J2B2XVXX8M"></script>
+      <script>
+          window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
+          function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
+          gtag('js', new Date());
+
+          gtag('config', 'G-J2B2XVXX8M');
+      </script>
+    <% end  %>
+
+    <%= csrf_meta_tags %>
+    <%= content_for(:head) %>
+  </head>
+
+  <body class="<%= render_body_class %>">
+    <nav id="skip-link" role="navigation" aria-label="<%= t('blacklight.skip_links.label') %>">
+      <%= link_to t('blacklight.skip_links.search_field'), '#search_field', class: 'element-invisible element-focusable rounded-bottom py-2 px-3', data: { turbolinks: 'false' } %>
+      <%= link_to t('blacklight.skip_links.main_content'), '#main-container', class: 'element-invisible element-focusable rounded-bottom py-2 px-3', data: { turbolinks: 'false' } %>
+      <%= content_for(:skip_links) %>
+    </nav>
+    <%= render partial: 'shared/header_navbar' %>
+
+  <main id="main-container" class="<%= container_classes %>" role="main" aria-label="<%= t('blacklight.main.aria.main_container') %>">
+    <%= content_for(:container_header) %>
+
+    <%= render partial: 'shared/flash_msg', layout: 'shared/flash_messages' %>
+
+    <div class="row">
+      <%= content_for?(:content) ? yield(:content) : yield %>
+    </div>
+  </main>
+
+    <%= render partial: 'shared/footer' %>
+    <%= render partial: 'shared/modal' %>
+  </body>
+<% end %>
