[Web4lib] LibGuides

[Brian Gray]

We also keep a master list of subscription databases in an unpublished
guide. It has been a major time saver.

Brian Gray
mindspiral at gmail.com
bcg8 at case.edu


On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Campbell, James (jmc) <jmc at virginia.edu>wrote:

> For us there are two factors that seem to determine popularity. One is
> simply the size of the program, the guide for English gets more use than the
> guide for Japanese.  The other is whether or not it is integrated with
> instruction. So yes, course guides are heavily used (if there are a lot of
> people in the course), but so are the general guides in those departments
> and schools where they are used as the basis for library instruction. (And
> as an aside, our use of RefWorks also correlates strongly with instruction.)
>
> I agree about the usefulness of the button, but we also have a master list
> of our subscription resources and encourage page builders to link to the
> entries in it.  It's been particularly useful lately as we've cancelled some
> things. Once the entry in the master list goes, so do all the linked entries
> on other pages.
>
>      - Jim Campbell
>
>      Digital Access Librarian | Librarian for German
>      University of Virginia Library | Charlottesville, VA 22904-4112
>
>      513 Alderman | campbell at virginia.edu | 434-924-4985
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:
> web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Brian Gray
> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:50 PM
> To: Michelle Strassberg
> Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] LibGuides
>
> Our most popular guides have been class-specific rather than subject
> defined.,
>
> The browser toolbar button works amazing to get links in the guides.
>
> Brian Gray
> mindspiral at gmail.com
> bcg8 at case.edu
>
>
> 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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