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Before
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class
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starts:
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- Have sign-up
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- sheet
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- for
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- class
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- Make
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- sure
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- that
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- everyone
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- can
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- sign
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- into
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- their
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- LibGuides
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- account
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- !
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- If
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- not,
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- set
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- them
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- up
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- with
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- an
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- account.
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Class
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outline:
1. Intro:
- Why we chose LibGuides
- Limitations (ex., can't upload images, not totally customize-able, everything in a box, can't remove borders, etc.)
- When to use and when not to use:
- Large, complex guides: GIS (http://libraries.mit.edu/gis
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- or
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- )
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- When
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- using
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- a
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- lot
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- of
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- tables
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- NOT
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- for
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- staff
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- use
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- (for
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- now)
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Wiki Markup Use the guidelines: [https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/LIBGUIDESTF/Recommendations] \[will make new page by 7/7\!\]
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- Keep
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- it
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- simple
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- Writing
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- for
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- the
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- web
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- is
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- a
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- helpful
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- resource:
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- Show
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- good
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- example:
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- Show
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- bad
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- example:
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2.
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What
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we're
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using
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LibGuides
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for:
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- Vera
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- subjects
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- vs.
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- subject
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- guides
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- (Research
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- guides)
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- We're
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- merging
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- content
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- from
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- vera
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- listings
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- and
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- subject
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- guides,
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- and
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- we're
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- calling
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- them
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- "research
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- guides."
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- Show
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- 2
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- Materials
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- examples:
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- Marion
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- has
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- set
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- up
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- a
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- guide
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- for
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- every
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- subject
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- that
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- has
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- a
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- Vera
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- category,
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- but
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- that's
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- just
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- to
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- get
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- you
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- started.
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- You're
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- welcome
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- to
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- change
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- it,
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- but
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- you
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- don't
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- have
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- to.
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- Where
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- will
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- these
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- be
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- linked?
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- Show
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- the
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- new
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- page
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- that
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- lists
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- all
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- the
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- guides,
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- including
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- old
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- "subject
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- guides"
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- and
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- "publication
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- types"
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- pages:
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- Marion
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- if
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- you
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- want
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- the
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- subcategories
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- in
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- the
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- box
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- changed
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- centrally
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- Database
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- cheatsheets
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- won't
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- be
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- integrated
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- into
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- this
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- list,
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- but
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- instead,
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- we'll
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- provide
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- a
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- link
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- to
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- the
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- cheatsheet
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- where
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- we
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- link
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- to
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- the
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- database.
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- Course
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- pages
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- won't
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- be
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- integrated
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- into
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- the
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- list,
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- but
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- there's
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- a
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- link
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- to
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- them
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- at
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- the
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- top.
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- Go
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- back
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- to
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- the
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- Materials
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- page...
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- You
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- don't
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- have
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- to
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- keep
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- your
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- database
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- descriptions
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- on
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- this
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- page,
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- but
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- if
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- you
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- want
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- your
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- databases
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- listed
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- on
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- another
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- page
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- or
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- tab,
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- rather
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- than
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- the
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- "home"
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- page,
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- please
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- let
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- Marion
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- know,
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- so
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- she
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- can
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- link
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- to
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- your
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- databases
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- from
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- Vera
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- Could
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- keep
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- the
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- guide
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- she
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- made
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- as
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- is,
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- if
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- you
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- want
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- For
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- now,
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- old
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- subject
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- guides
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- are
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- linked
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- from
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- new
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- page
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- that
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- Marion
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- has
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- made.
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- You
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- can
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- change
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- those
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- later.
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- Marion
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- has
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- set
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- up
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- list
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- of
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- databases
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- for
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- every
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- subject:
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- You
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- can
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- choose
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- to
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- link
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- to
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- the
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- list
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- on
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- your
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- page,
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- or
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- copy
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- it.
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- They're
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- all
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- linked,
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- right
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- now.
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-
- Pros of linking to the list:
- Always up to date
- Pros of copying it:
- Can customize it
- Can add the descriptions to the page
- Instant gratification
- If you're wondering, "What about new databases not on the list?" We'll e-mail you with the new info from Kim.
- Pros of linking to the list:
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- Let's Get Started! (Hands on)
- Log in
- Set up your profile. (go to http://libguides.mit.edu,
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- log
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- in,
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- "customizing
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- your
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- profile")
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- Label
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- the
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- profile
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- box
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- wisely...
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- Some
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- options
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- include:
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- Keep default "My
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- Profile"
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- Ask Us
- Subject Specialist
- Dewey Library (or other library name)
- Questions?
- if you have no image, choose not to display an image. Staff photo use guidelines should be followed, but people should hide the photo box if they don't use it. No avatars!
- use MEEBO if you want (example: http://libguides.mit.edu/mites
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- );
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- Color
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- should
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- match
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- with
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- our
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- color
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- scheme.
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- IM
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- names
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- if
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- you
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- want
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- to
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- Pick
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- page
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- that
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- Marion
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- made
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- to
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- get
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- started:
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- ;
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- (If
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- you
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- don't
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- have
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- a
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- guide
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- already,
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- pick
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- any
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- one.)
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- Go
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- to
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- LibGuides:
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- Create
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- new
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- guide,
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- "use
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- template
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- from,"
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- and
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- find
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- the
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- guide
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- you
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- want
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- to
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- play
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- with.
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- Call
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- it
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- "
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- ___-test"
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- (After
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- class,
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- they
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- can
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- choose
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- to
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- keep
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- it,
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- and
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- delete
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- old
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- one
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- or
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- the
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- new
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- one.)
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- It
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- will
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- not
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- be
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- visible
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- to
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- the
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- public,
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- so
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- don't
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- worry
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- !
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- Choose
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- to
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- either
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- show
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- profile
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- box
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- &
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- delete
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- previous
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- contact
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- info
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- box,
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- if
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- they
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- want.
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- Contact
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- information
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- should
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- always
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- display
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- in
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- top
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- right
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- of
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- every
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- page.
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- Talk
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- about
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- Nicole's
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- tools
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- on
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- templates
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- page
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- (
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- )
- Show how to link to a box from Nicole's
- )
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- templates
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- page.
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- 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.
- No set limit to number of boxes allowed on page, but if it looks cluttered or if scrolling is excessive, consider reorganizing or using Dreamweaver.
- When linking to resources, make sure to link to shortcut URLs: http://libraries.mit.edu/shortcuts
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- When given an option,
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- have
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- links
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- open
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- in
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- a
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- new
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- tab/window.
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- Now
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- that
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- you
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- have
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- some
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- boxes,
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- show:
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- Page
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- 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
- Maximum of one row of tabs (5 or 6, max). If you need more, consider reorganizing your pages, or use Dreamweaver.
- 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
- Options
- 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
- Under "change status":
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- )
- Private vs.
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- unpublished
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- vs.
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- public
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- guides
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- Making
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- things
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- 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
- live
- 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
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- );
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- later,
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- we'll
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- try
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- Thalia,
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- so
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- keep
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- it
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- simple
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- for
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- now
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- (less
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- images)
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- If
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- you
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- know
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- html,
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- a
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- lot
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- of
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- boxes
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- will
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- accept
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- the
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- code.
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- Feel
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- free
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- to
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- play
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- with
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- it,
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- and
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- ask
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- us
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- if
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- you
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- can't
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- get
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- LibGuides
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- to
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- do
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- something
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- you
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- think
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- it
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- should.
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3.
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Getting
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Help
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- Drop
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- in
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- sessions;
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- will
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- also
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- cover
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- more
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- advanced
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- features
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- in
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- drop-
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- ins (ex,
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- how
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- to
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- make
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- book
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- cover
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- images
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- not
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- link
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- to
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- Amazon,
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- embedding
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- videos,
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- etc.)
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Wiki Markup Documentation: [http://libstaff.mit.edu/web/guidelines/libguides.html] \[will be done by 7/7\]
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Wiki Markup Who to email \[libguides@mit.edu\]
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- We'll have a big staff orientation in August with information on all the changes, and documentation on all of the new stuff.
4. Play time!!
After class:
- Email attendees with staff web guidelines link