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New LibGuide Redesign Information

The LibGuide landing page is broken down into several categories to make it easier for our users to find the guides they need. On the backend, these guides use a classification type called “Groups” to sort them into the appropriate categories on the landing page. This documentation will show you how to ensure that your guides are showing up in the appropriate categories - both old and new. Please see the documentation that has been shared previously to see example lists of guides for each cateogry.

Subject Guide: Student-centered guides designed to support student research and learning in a UD program of study.

Course Guide: Guides designed to support specific courses or assignments Library DIY: How-to or brief instruction guides to help users successfully navigate and access general (not disciplinary specific) LMP resources (examples: How to book a study room, citation management, using the catalog).

For Instructors: Guides developed for faculty to help them access or utilize LMP resources in their classes (examples: how to embed streaming video, Ezproxy, basic IL supports such as sample activities).

Special Topics: Guides to support research and learning about scholarly communications and other topics that are not disciplinary specific (examples: copyright, data management, grants, anti-racism). This category can also be used for temporary guides meant to support special events on campus that LMP is a sponsor for.

Collections: Guides to unique, difficult to access collections, includes Special Collections content (examples: government information, newspapers, Delawareana, video).

Creating New Guides

When Creating a New Guide (Other then Subject or Course - see next section):

  1. From the LibGuide homepage, scroll down to “LibGuides Shortcuts.” Click on the first option to “Create Guide.
  2. Follow the prompted steps in the platform and fill out the relevant information about your new guide.
  3. For Guide Type, all guides should be General Purpose. Please note: you can still choose the option for Internal Guides if applicable.
  4. Pick the appropriate category for your guide under Group Assignment (i.e. Library DIY, Collections). See descriptions above if you are unsure or contact Kaitlyn, Maria, or Beth for advice.

 

Screenshot of creating a new guide

 

When creating a new Subject Guide: 

  1. Follow the above outlined steps, making the Guide Type - General Purpose and Group Assignment - Subject Guides
  2. Once on the landing page for your new guide, be sure to also choose the appropriate Subject for that guide. This will ensure that the guide appears in the appropriate Subject category.
  3. Please remember that ideally only one Subject should be associated with your guide. In some cases it makes sense to have guides listed in several areas, but try not to add guides to every category.

Upper part of guide that shows information

When creating a new Course Guide

  1. Follow the above outlined steps, making the Guide Type - General Purpose and Group Assignment - Course Guides
  2. Once on the landing page for your new guide, be sure to add “Course Guide” under the Subjects section on the top of the guide. DO NOT add an additional subject to this area!!! Adding additional subjects will cause the guide to appear in the wrong category.

Showing information section of guide

Republishing Existing Guides

Subject Guide: 

  • Go to the guide homepage. At the top of the page, change the following information

    • Subject - change this category if your subject classification has changed (i.e. Museum Studies has changed to History as the Subject / Disaster Sciences has changed its subject to Public Policy). Please keep the amount of subjects you have listed to a minimum

    • Type/Group - Change Guide Type to “General Purpose” and change Group category to Subject Guides. 

Course Guide: 

  • Go to the guide homepage. At the top of the page, change the following information

    • Subject - Delete any disciplinary subjects that are listed. Keep or add “Course Guides”

    • Type/Group - Change Guide Type to “General Purpose” and change Group category to Course Guides.

Library DIY/For Instructors/Special Topics/Collections: 

  • Go to the guide homepage. At the top of the page, change the following information

    • Subject - Remove the subject originally associated with this guide. This should be blank. 

    • Type/Group - Change Guide Type to “General Purpose” and change Group category to the appropriate group. 

Please note: In order for your guides to show up on the relevant landing pages, the guide must be published.