[Web4lib] LibGuides

[Laura Harris]

Hi, Michelle -

If I might offer a thought: when my place of work got LibGuides, our initial
instinct was to create guides that "behaved" like our old guides, which were
long lists of databases, websites, and sometimes reference books. We ended
up with tabs that said things like Databases, Websites, Books. I would
suggest expanding that a bit - I suspect students don't necessarily think in
terms of format. It might be more helpful to organize by topic areas. Here's
an example:

http://libguides.gvsu.edu/law

I would also second Jennifer's comment - our 'Citing Sources' guide is one
of the most viewed here!

Also, it seems your place of work also has Blackboard - keep in mind that
with the API, you (or faculty members) can put content boxes from LibGuides
directly into Blackboard. Here's a blog entry I wrote about that:

http://llyfrgellydd.info/?p=231

Best,
Laura

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Michelle Strassberg <mstrassberg at bergen.edu
> wrote:

> Greetings ~
>
> I have been assigned the job of creating one of the first LibGuides at my
> academic library.  I am familiarizing myself with how the Guides are set up
> and have been looking at what other academic libraries have put together.  I
> am trying to find out what others' experiences have been in creating the
> Guides, if you have any helpful hints and how useful your librarians and
> students have found them.
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> Michelle Strassberg
> Library Assistant/Reference Intern
> Sidney Silverman Library - Bergen Community College
>
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