[Web4lib] Questions for LibGuiders

[Elizabeth Edwards]

We adopted LibGuides for our research guides in the absence of another CMS.
We were in the process of evaluating CMSes for our website, but wanted
something much easier to use and that would also allow us to integrate lots
of different kinds of content in various arrangements without a lot of
overhead.  LibGuides has been a wonderful thing at my library - all the good
things people have said previously apply, but I just wanted to add my voice
to the fray.

Elizabeth Edwards
Reference/Technology Librarian
The George Washington University

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 12:34 PM, rileyhuf <rileyhuf at olemiss.edu> wrote:

> We also use Drupal. We use it not only for research guides but other areas
> of the site. It is a full blown CMS. Administratively it takes some IT know
> how to set up and get running for the organization, but I think it is worth
> it because it is so versatile and robust.
> Debra
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Chris Bourg <mchris at stanford.edu> wrote:
>
> > We do not use LibGuides.
> > We are using Drupal for our Information Center website and create our
> > Research Guides <
> > https://www.stanford.edu/group/ic/cgi-bin/drupal2/research-guides>
> there.
> >
> > We have Research Guides for every freshman and sophomore writing class
> (PWR
> > 1 and PWR 2).  We have common nodes (Find Books/Films, Find Articles,
> Find
> > Statistics) that are used in all or several guides, and specialized nodes
> > for most classes.
> >
> > We just surveyed the Freshman who took the PWR 1 classes this quarter,
> and
> > 65% said they used the Research Guide.  Not nearly as high as I would
> hope.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > Mark Gooch wrote:
> >
> >> For those of you who are using LibGuides, are you doing so because you
> >> don't have an "easy to use" CMS for your website.  If you do have an
> "easy
> >> to use" CMS were there other reasons for going to LibGuides?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Mark
> >>
> >>
> > --
> > Chris Bourg
> > Head, Information Center
> > Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources
> > http://infocenter.stanford.edu
> >
> >
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>
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> Debra Riley-Huff
> Web Services Librarian
> Assistant Professor
> JD Williams Library
> University of Mississippi
> University, MS 38677
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> rileyhuf at olemiss.edu
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