LibGuides is an extremely powerful tool, and there’s lots that we can do to make our guides interesting, engaging and dynamic… but the temptation is to just replicate the same rather bland information that we have on our website. To help us avoid this road to dullness, we are going to try and collate ideas […]
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Using Template Pages to Build a Guide (dev phase)
As LibGuides is built on the concept of reusing information, one of the first steps we’ve taken is to design some basic templates for the core content that most people will want on their subject guides. It’s difficult to see exactly how all of this will work out – so I’ve used the first drafts […]
Web Have a Subscription!
Sometimes getting subscriptions sorted out takes ages – thankfully, this wasn’t one of those times. After taking the final decision to go ahead and get LibGuides, it was just a few days before we got our hands on the system – and we weren’t disappointed. We’d already used the trial LibGuides website to get a […]
We Have an Address!
Sometimes small things can be important – and that’s rarely truer than when you’re talking about web addresses. LibGuides allows us to use our own web address – but, just like if you buy a web address for your own website, it’s up to us to sort out obtaining that address and the DNS redirects. […]
My First LibGuide
I’ve finally managed to find a few minutes to play with the LibGuides demo… and, like any service, it’s a bit scary when you don’t know what you’re doing! (I don’t know if that’s reassuring or not, if you discover that even a geek like me gets a bit worried when confronted by a new […]
The Official SpringShare "Create a New Guide" Guide
Here’s SpringShare’s very own page that introduces you to creating your first LibGuide… http://help.springshare.com/content.php?pid=34814&sid=256703 (Sorry, we can’t embed the video into our own page – but in any case, the whole page is worth a peruse.)
University of Alberta Libraries: Introduction to LibGuides
This is a promo video about LibGuides from the University of Alberta Libraries. It doesn’t tell you a huge amount about how to use LibGuides, but in terms of selling the idea it’s very slick…
A Quick Introduction to LibGuides
The rather excellent ASU Libraries’ “Library Minute” videos include this introduction to LibGuides…
Introduction to LibGuides
LibGuides is a service used by huge numbers of libraries (including many in the UK) to host their user support information. If you’ve looked at a few academic library websites over the past few years, you cannot help but have seen links to LibGuides. They can be used to supplement a library’s website, or even […]
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Idea Archive
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Introduction to LibGuides
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The Website Conundrum
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A Quick Introduction to LibGuides
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University of Alberta Libraries: Introduction to LibGuides
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Idea Archive
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Using Template Pages to Build a Guide (dev phase)
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Resource Lists: We Need Your Help!
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Managing Resource Links on LibGuides
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Managing Resource Lists
