CARL-IT NORTH 2008 Mash-Up the Library Santa Clara University “ COOL TOOLS ” LIBGUIDES DEMO Laura L. Moody San Francisco State University July 25, 2008

THE BASICS Springshare Site Springshare Site - Creator of LibGuides /

LINKS TO TUTORIALS LIBGUIDES INTRO CREATING A NEW GUIDE CONTENT BOX TYPES CUSTOMIZING YOUR DEFAULT PROFILE PUBLISHING CONTENT PUBLISH YOUR GUIDE

WHY LIBGUIDES? Old style text-only research guides stagnant and outdated Easy to update and revise No need to know HTML/XML Codes or Web Page Design (Although it may help) Interactive Facebook Integration RSS Feeds and Video Visual and Textual -- Works with different learning styles ADA friendly Ability to incorporate Web 2.0 Technologies Inexpensive Allows for more currency, reliability, and visibility Consistent URL Ability to track statistics

7/25/2008Moody_LibGuidesDemo_CARLIT_7/08 MY LIBGUIDES CREATED FOR SFSU Music LibGuide Museum Studies LibGuide

CREATING A NEW GUIDE

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7/25/2008Moody_LibGuidesDemo_CARLIT_7/08 CREATOR PAGE EXAMPLE Don’t forget about the tutorials offered at the LibGuides site:

QUICK LINKS LIBGUIDES WEBSITE: Link to Video created by University of South Carolina: LIBGUIDES CREATOR AND CONTACT PERSON: Slaven Zivkovic If you are curious about trying LibGuides out for yourself, contact Slaven. They have a free demo system you can try out. You will need a free demo account to create sample guides, so send them a quick at requesting the account. Links to my SFSU LibGuides: Music : Museum Studies : Link to Index of all SFSU created LibGuides: 7/25/2008 Moody_LibGuidesDemo_CARLIT_7/08