Part 2 boot camp
- 1. The Power of LibGuides: Using the Interface and Creating Content Michael Johnson, MLS Circulation Librarian, Shawnee State University
- 2. What we will cover in the next hour A SWOT Analysis of users and LibGuides The main page options Creating a new research guide Creating pages and ordering them Creating content boxes and content The limitations of a WYSIWYG Creating a guide together Assignment
- 3. What is a SWOT Analysis? A business tool Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat
- 5. Creating a new research guide: Before Clicking Start on paper Pencil and paper are easy to erase and move around This saves time Making a blueprint Not for every bit of content Big parts How many tabs Major boxes Like a blue print this will change
- 6. Creating a new research guide: Lets take a tour
- 7. Creating a new research guide: Lets take a tour
- 8. Creating a new research guide: Lets take a tour Add a page Adding a tap Reorder/move pages Reorder boxes Resize columns Delete a page This can’t be undone
- 9. Creating a new research guide: WARNING Don’t create subpages under the tabs Hard to use on Mobile The drop down menus that appear under the tabs are confusing Users don’t like them Instead create a new guide with the headers being the drop down menu Link back with a related guides box at the bottom
- 10. Creating a new site: Lets move some stuff around Lets take a look at the practice cyber bulling guide I made: http://mwj.libguides.com/cyber- bullying We will go over content types in a bit
- 11. What’s in a box: Types of content Rich Text/Dynamic Content/Scripts This is the most versatile box Allows for HTML and embedding Link Boxes This is you want to make a list of links I like Links & Lists Multimedia Boxes Use it only for RSS Feeds and Books from Catalog Everything else can be done in Rich Text better
- 12. What’s in a box: Types of content pt. 2 User Input Boxes Don’t use them Miscellaneous Boxes Dates and events is useful Google Boxes Aren’t we trying to show other sources then Google? Play Around Explore and learn the options
- 13. The power of lists Lists are very useful Databases Similar resources Providing out going links Descriptive Text At the top there is room to write Users like lists Short and related material Non-Link list Use Rich Text
- 14. Lets make a link list together
- 15. Rich text box: WYSIWYG Stands for “What you see is what you get” Allows for a graphical system to interact with XHTML and CSS Like Microsoft word for a website Pros Interacting in a way that your used to Short learning time, almost “natural” Cons Not versatile Can fight you
- 16. Rich text box introduction
- 17. Time to create a guide We are going to do one on sports
- 18. Assignment: Dance Guide Make 5 different tabs related to dance Under each tab create boxes for Books Articles E Resources Related Guides
- 19. Lunch Time!