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Research Guide Design: Best Practices and Guidelines

Accessibility for LibGuides

Accessibility for LibGuides

In this Session:

  • Adding accessible content
  • Customizing guide design for accessibility
  • Reviewing your site using testing tools

Springshare Training Video - 51 minutes (updated 5/2022)

Best Practices for Starting a LibGuide

Best Practices for Starting a LibGuide

In this Session:

  • Copying an existing LibGuide
  • Creating a blank LibGuide
  • Planning your content to avoid cognitive overload
  • Adjusting Column Widths for Tabbed Navigation guides
  • Choosing subpage and box navigation for Side Navigation Guides

Springshare Training Video - 24 minutes, 24 seconds (updated 5/2022)

Build-a-LibGuide: Library Instruction

Build-a-LibGuide: Library Instruction

In this Session:

  • Adding 3rd-party media/widgets assets
  • Changing visibility settings
  • Using LibGuides polls
  • Embedding content from LibWizard and LibAnswers
  • Redirecting pages
  • Creating and reusing instructional content boxes

Springshare Training Video - 31 minutes, 44 seconds (updated 5/2022)

Using Appointments for Faculty Instruction

Using Appointments for Faculty Instruction 

In this Session:

  • Personal Settings for Appointment
  • Setting up Categories and Durations
  • Setting up Locations and Groups
  • Creating an Appointments landing page
  • Setting up booking forms and email templates
  • Booking Limits
  • Getting the word out with Widgets

Springshare Training Video -  34 minutes, 23 seconds (updated 5/2022)