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Summer 2008 Training info:
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Basic guidelines for creating LibGuides pages:
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General: |
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Follow existing web guidelines whenever possible, including use of color and recommended fonts. |
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You can use LibGuides to create any sort of research guide: publication types, subject pages, databases cheatsheets, course pages, etc. | Publication type, subject page, course page, database cheatsheet | ||
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Setting up your profile: |
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Label the profile box (and all boxes!) wisely:
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Use your Kerberos ID for your profile shortcut. |
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Only include your name in the "Display Name" field. |
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Staff photo use guidelines should be followed, if you choose to use a photo. No avatars! Hide the photo box on each guide, if you don't use a picture. |
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Use "friendly" URLs (shortcut URLs) for all pages. | |||
Adding chat contact info is optional. People are welcome to embed Meebo boxes, but color should match with our color scheme (black, meebo, mac, meebome). | |||
Contact information should always display in top right. You can delete the default profile box, as long as you add a new box with contact info. | |||
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2 and 3 column layouts are both usable. |
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Set a maximum of 5 or 6 tabs per page. Subtabs may be used, but should be kept as simple as possible and labeled wisely. Don't link tabs to non-LibGuides URLs. | |||
When given an option, have links open in a new tab/window. | |||
Choose to "link to" or "copy" wisely. Any time the content should be maintained by one person, use link to (ex., search box on template page). | |||
Other features: |
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You can turn comments off, or leave them on. Comments are centrally set to be "moderated" by the page editors. | |||
Don't use tags feature. | |||
Images can be hosted on the Libraries server for now; there may be a better alternative in the future. |
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Making pages live: | |||
Make sure to add a "friendly" shortcut URL for each page. If you're making a test page, end the URL with "-test" |
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Add one or more subject categories per page. |
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Keep pages public or private. Don't bother with unpublished. |
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No need to get approval to post pages. Ask Marion if you need to add a link to your guide. |
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