This document provides an overview of LibGuides and its features. LibGuides is a content management system created by SpringShare that allows libraries to create subject and course guides, promote resources, and integrate multimedia. Features include customizable tabs and branding, statistics tracking, and a community site for sharing guides. The presentation covers creating and customizing guides, assigning URLs, statistics, sharing guides, and contact information for support.
2. WHAT WILL BE COVERED
What is a LIBGUIDE?
Creating a Guide
Dashboard
Friendly URL’s
Statistics
Share/Reuse
Customizing
Branding
Clip Art/Video/Media
Community
Contact Information & Resources
3. THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 12,000 USERS
AT OVER 750 LIBRARIES
WORLDWIDE USING LIBGUIDES.
They have created 40,000+ guides.
4. WHAT IS A LIBGUIDE??
LibGuides is a web 2.0 content management and publishing system created by
SpringShare.
It’s a hosted system which is run on the SpringShare servers. The company
provides support and upgrades. A library just needs to subscribe to the service.
Libraries use it to:
integrate multimedia content into library services
promote library resources to their users
create subject guides, course guides, information portals, research help
pages, etc.
18. YOU CAN CREATE A GUIDE FOR ANYTHING
• Departments – Access Services…
• Special events – book signings…
• Programs – celebrate cultures…
• Clubs – readers…
• Groups – educators…
• Special Interests – job seekers…
• Host your entire library site and
more…
20. THANK YOU!!!
Contact Information:
Ginna Nicolas
Regional Sales Consultant
ginna@springshare.com
917-617-2741 -cell
646-454-9644 -office
Resources:
Brandon, Jenny, Kelly Sattler, and Christine Tobias. "Libguides Interface Customization. (Cover Story)."
Online 35.1 (2011): 14-18. Academic Search Premier. Web. 9 Apr. 2012.
http://www.infotoday.com/online/
• Customizations that made the Best Of
http://bestof.libguides.com/content.php?pid=155134&sid=1495945
• Great customization abroad http://guides-formadoct.ueb.eu/ and at home
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/
TRACY SUTHERLAND – PUBLIC SERVICES
LIBRARIAN
E A S T E R N C O N N E C T I C U T S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y
860-465-5719
S U T H E R L A N D T @ E A S T E R N C T. E D U
Editor's Notes
The domain is mapped to your library’s website. You system’s person /librarian set the policies for the guides.
Allows for assigning friendly URL’s –get statistics
Allows for branding and is user friendly with very little training time. Giving you an attractive and functional web presence.