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ER&L Conference 2008 R. Gettys & G. Corson LibGuides at USC What is LibGuides? What is LibGuides? USC Before and After USC Before and After LibGuides Live Demo LibGuides Live Demo Implementation Implementation Marketing and Promotion Marketing and Promotion Feedback Feedback

ER&L Conference 2008 R. Gettys & G. Corson “We develop cool (and very useful) web 2.0 applications for libraries and educational institutions. Why should others have all the fun?” “We develop cool (and very useful) web 2.0 applications for libraries and educational institutions. Why should others have all the fun?” -

ER&L Conference 2008 R. Gettys & G. Corson “Web 2.0 for Libraries 2.0” Tag clouds Tag clouds RSS feeds RSS feeds Videos Videos Widgets Widgets Polls Polls Comments Comments

ER&L Conference 2008 R. Gettys & G. Corson B efore LG Multiple Access Points Multiple Access Points Multiple Access Points Multiple Access Points Subject Guides Subject Guides Suggested Internet Resources Suggested Internet Resources Selected Internet Reference Resources Selected Internet Reference Resources Selected Internet Subject Resources Selected Internet Subject Resources Selected Electronic Book Resources Selected Electronic Book Resources INDEXES page INDEXES page Choose a Subject Choose a Subject Catalog Catalog

ER&L Conference 2008 R. Gettys & G. Corson A fter LG – LIVE!

ER&L Conference 2008 R. Gettys & G. Corson Implementation at USC Timeline Timeline July ‘07 – demo July ‘07 – demo Sep ‘07 – purchased Sep ‘07 – purchased Nov ‘07 – initial guides Nov ‘07 – initial guides Dec ‘07 – roll out Dec ‘07 – roll out Types of Guides Types of Guides Subject Guides Subject Guides Course Guides Course Guides Other Other Standards Standards Subject Guides Subject Guides Colors, boxes, tabs Colors, boxes, tabs Course Guides Course Guides No orange! No orange! Access Access Homepage Homepage Widgets Widgets Widgets Facebook Facebook BlackBoard BlackBoard

ER&L Conference 2008 R. Gettys & G. Corson Marketing and Promotion Customized for USC Libraries Customized for USC Libraries Branding Branding LibGuides Tab LibGuides Tab Wordmark Wordmark Spotlight on Library Homepage Spotlight on Library Homepage Spotlight African American History Month African American History Month African American History African American History Women’s History Month Women’s History Month Women’s History Women’s History Library Instruction Library Instruction Liaisons Liaisons Reference Desk Reference Desk

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ER&L Conference 2008 R. Gettys & G. Corson “Thanks. I thoroughly enjoyed your presentations and the guide. I have been raving about it to the other students in the department.” - Anthropology Student “Those guides look like a great idea, and I'm sure there's a lot of hard work behind them.” - USC Webmaster What we’re hearing “I need the URL for the wonderful library guide that you made us. It was so helpful!” - Another Anthropology Student

ER&L Conference 2008 R. Gettys & G. Corson What we’re saying “Love it!” “Even I can do it!” “Easy! I love stealing boxes.” “ADDICTIVE” “Finally, a handout they won’t lose!” “Wow! I can answer Marine Science questions.”

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