Meeting prep (action items from last meeting):

  • Everyone should look at the box types that they choose by Tuesday, if possible:
    • Peter: Rich text/Dynamic Content/scripts, RSS feeds
    • Angie: Embedding video and interactive polls, user link submission
    • Remlee: Remote script box, pod cast, web links
    • Maggie: Date and Events, Documents & Files
    • Georgiana: Tag Cloud, Books from the catalog
  • Remlee will update the guidelines page (http://libstaff.mit.edu/web/guidelines/libguides.html).

Possible topics for discussion:

  • What else would we like to see on tools template page that Nicole is making? (ex., bibliographic software, the search widget, etc)
    • Combine Barton and Multisearch in one box
    • Have them separate in their own boxes
    • Would people search for journal articles in
    • Bibliographic software links - take to cite-help
    • ILB
    • Ask Us button
  • Should we use tags?
    • Set to be invisible, if no tags for a page.
    • Can't use until you publish
    • Let's not use it for now.  Too cluttered & unwieldy. Turn off from display home?
  • Look at Post to LibGuides button.
    • Very cool!  Ask people to check their page after we add it.
    • Do you need to be logged in for it to work?  Couldn't just add to someone else's page, could you?
  • Anything to discuss about search box at top?
    • Can it say "Barton?"  And we want it to be a keyword search?
    • Can we add Vera Multisearch?
    • You have to add a line to search "OR"??
    • Can we just get rid of the search box?
  • Looked at box types:
    • Podcast
    • Web links
    • Remote script box
    • Web links with more info
    • RSS feeds: 5-29 items allowed
    • Books from the catalog
  • Update on Marion's work:
    • Talk about integrating research guides with database listings (after Marion finishes template).

Next time:

  • Finish looking at box types
  • Review our charge
  • Review what Marion's done
  • Talk about documentation
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