Marty Marshman and Kate Reid collaborated to show how they use LibGuides to serve the specific needs of their very different school communities. LibGuides is a highly adaptable web publishing platform for organising and sharing library resources and online content with library patrons. Marty discussed his use of LibGuides with reference to how he collaborates with teachers in developing LibGuides, the Standards addressed when using LibGuides and showed examples of LibGuides designed for secondary teachers and students. Kate showed examples of guides designed for primary and secondary students and teachers, demonstrated how easy it is to create and edit pages, and also looked at the online community of LibGuide users.

1. LIBGUIDES
P r e s e n t e d b y
M a r t y M a r s h m a n a n d K a t e R e i d
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4. LibGuides
 LibGuides are online web pages curated by Teacher
Librarians to enable students to research more
effectively.
 The process also allows for authentic collaboration
between Teachers and Teacher Librarians.
(uark.libguides.com)

5. What is a LibGuide?
 It is a centrally organised collection of information.
This can include and not be limited to pictures, text,
web links and YouTube videos.
 It is organised by tabs. So each page of information
created is navigated by a tab at the top of a page.

6. Discovery Theme

7. Discovery LibGuide
 Discovery - Area of Study - Standard and Advanced English [no tags
specified]
 Providing resources for the new Area of Study - Discovery
 Last Update: Nov 18,
2015 URL: http://libraryschool.libguidescms.com/content.php?
pid=663436 Status: Published
 Home
 Rationale. What is Discovery?
 Related Texts - Print Materials I Have In The Library
 Websites and Links
 YouTube Videos
 Robert Frost
 The Poems
 Analysis
 Frost on Youtube

8. Rationale for Use: 1

9. Narrowing the Field
 Focus
 Google Default Syndrome
 As part of a LibGuide I often have embedded links to
other search engines rather than Google e.g.
iSeekEducation
http://education.iseek.com/iseek/home.page

10. Rationale for Use: 2
 Collaboration with teachers and students.
 In my school with my teachers I ask them to provide
me with an assessment task. I then create the
LibGuide to assist students with the research
involved.
 In my experience teachers are very grateful for the
assistance as most are very busy and like working
with another colleague.

11. LibGuides and The Standards
 In NSW accreditation for teachers and teacher librarians is
coming and creating LibGuides is an excellent way to "hit"
some standards.
 Understand How Students Learn
 1.2.2 Structure teaching programs using research and collegial
advice about how students learn.
 Know The Content and How To Teach It
 2.6.2 Use effective teaching strategies to integrate ICT into
learning and teaching programs to make selected content
relevant and meaningful
 Professional Practice
 3.4.2 Select and/or create and use a range of resources,
including ICT, to engage students in their learning.

12. LibGuides and the Standards
 Professional Practice
 5.3.2 Understand and participate in assessment
moderation activities to support consistent and
comparable judgements of student learning.
 Professional Engagement
 6.3.2 Contribute to collegial discussions and apply
constructive feedback from colleagues to improve
professional knowledge and practice.

13. Design and Technology - Content

14. Libguides and Teaching Content
 What is meant by innovation? What is needed to develop an
innovation? Factors affecting the success of innovation.
 Last Update: May 5, 2016 URL:
http://libraryschool.libguidescms.com/content.php?pid=663687
Status: Published
 Developing An Innovation
 Innovation Success and Factors Affecting Innovation
 Case Study 1 - Marc Newson
 3 Key Designs
 You Tube
 Case Study 2 - Holden Special Vehicles (HSV)
 The Innovation Case Study Scaffold
 Case Study Research Scaffold
 Case Study 3 - Plastic (Polymer) Banknotes
 Factors Affecting Design

15. LibGuides at Hutchins
 Pre-K to Y12 school
 Staff, student and parent users
 Developed and managed by several staff over time

16. Library homepages
Example: Senior
School (Y9-12)
Library homepage
on LibGuides
Databases on left,
book covers in
centre plus
catalogue widget
embedded
beneath
Subject pathfinder
LibGuides on right

17. Examples
 Staff
resources

18. Senior English
Link to books in
the catalogue
Content: graphic
novel definition,
genres
Links to online
resources

19. Types of embedded content
 Insert files and images
 Link to online catalogue
items
 Embed anything with an
embed code

20. Springshare LibGuides Community
 Springshare
blog
 LibGuides
Community

21. Springshare Lounge
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 Forums and groups for Springshare (LibGuides)
users

22. Best of LibGuides
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 Best of LibGuides
v1 & v2

23. Where to start?
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LibGuide to creating a
LibGuide
Working Inside the Box:
LibGuide Tips for Librarians

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