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• Vera subjects vs. subject guides (Research guides)
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  • merging these (show Materials
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  • examples again)
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  • show new page that lists all the guides, including old "subject guides" and "publication types" pages
  • e-mail Marion if you want the subcategories in the box changed centrally
  • cheatsheets and course pages, how they will/will not be included
  • • If your subject is different from most, and you want your databases listed on another page or tab, please let Marion know, so she can link to your databases from Vera
    • Could keep the guide she made as is, if you want
    • For now, old guides are linked from new page that Marion has made.  You can change those later.
    • Talk about advantages of linking to Vera lists (info) WHERE SHOULD THIS GO?
  • Let's Get Started! (Hands on)
    • Log in
    • Set up your profile.
      • required and optional choices (LIST THESE HERE!!!)
      • if you have no image, choose not to display an image
      • use MEEBO if you want (example: http://libguides.mit.edu/mites)
      • IM names if you want to
    • Open the Vera page that Marion made to get started; (If you don't have a guide already, pick any one.)
      • Make copy of it.  (After class, they can choose to keep it, and delete old one or the new one.  LINK TO NEW INDEX PAGE)
      • It will not be visible to the public, so don't worry!
      • Choose to show profile box & delete previous contact info box, if they want.
      • Show how to link to a box from Talk about Nicole's tools on templates page (http://libguides.mit.edu/tools)
      • Show how to link to a box from Nicole's templates page
      • Show how to copy a box (Ask Us or anything)
      • Explain that you can copy or link to the database box.  Copy the box if you want control over it on your page.  Link if you want it to be changed centrally.
      • Create a new plain box.  Show that there are many many fun options, and this is relatively easy to do.  Different box types will be covered in the drop in sessions. 
      • Next select the RSS Feed box to link to the new books for the subject.
      • When linking to resources, make sure to link to shortcut URLs: http://libraries.mit.edu/shortcuts
    • Now that you have some boxes, show:
      • Page Options
        • reorder boxes
        • toggle columns
        • User comments are globally set to be moderated; each guide can disable or enable for the whole guide or each box
      • Add tabs/subtabs
        • Don't link to URL in add a new tab box! 
      • Guide options
        • how to change your title and add a description
        • Not using tags
        • Colors are set globally, so nothing you pick here will show up
        • add/change editors
        • view usage stats (we'll also have Google Analytics stats, more info later)
      • Preview mode
    • Finishing your page:
      • Under "change status":
        • naming your shortcut URL (required; refer to shortcut URL list; make it "-test" for now (If you don't like the shortcut, ask Marion to change it)
        • filing it under subjects (can choose more than one; show where it shows up: http://libguides.mit.edu)
        • private vs. unpublished vs. public guides
      • Making things live
        • no need for approval
        • delete the old published guide, and quickly rename the new version with the same friendly URL
        • contact Marion to link from index pages
    • Be sure to mention:
      • Add pages to the Guides created by other users - don't use this option without checking with the person who created the page!!
      • You can link to images on our web site if you know how for now (see http://libguides.mit.edu/compsci-test); later, we'll try Thalia, so keep it simple for now (less images)
      • If you know html, a lot of boxes will accept the code.  Feel free to play with it, and ask us if you can't get LibGuides to do something you think it should.

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