Full Description
Integrating LibGuides into Library Websites introduces ideas and options for both newer users and administrators. This book covers responsive, mobile-first web design, and provides overviews and in-depth information for LibGuides authors and administrators.
Topics covered include:
Introduction: If you're new to LibGuides, learn the ins and outs as well as how to maximize functionality through the use of the new version and LibApps
Administration and Management: Learn about the administrator's role in LibGuides and how you foster cooperation and integration between content creators and users
Usability and Accessibility: Using theoretical and concrete ideas, improve LibGuides content and user experience
Pedagogy: Through tips and best practices, learn how to enhance the classroom experience by incorporating LibGuides into teaching
Level-up your LibGuides content with improved accessibility and usability. Imbue your LibGuides instructional support with sound pedagogical theory. It's great to have a useful, accessible site as a starting point. Take your LibGuides to the next level using sound pedagogical design and practices. Through detailed instructions and real life examples, this authoritative LITA Guide provides you with the tools and knowledge to enhance and invigorate your LibGuides experience.
Contents
Introduction and Overview of LibGuides and LibApps
Chapter 1Good Foundations: Setting up Your LibGuides System for Easy Long-Term Maintenance
Emily Marie King, MSLS, College of Southern Nevada
Chapter 2Manager, Librarian and Web Developer: How a Multidisciplinary Team Re-Imagined
LibApps
Stefanie Metko, MLIS, Virginia Tech
Lauren Pressley, University of Washington
Jonathan Bradley, PhD, Virginia Tech
Chapter 3Making the Case for Migration: Enhanced Functionality with LibGuides Version 2 CMS
and the A-Z Database List
Christine Tobias, MLIS, Michigan State University
Administering and Maintaining LibGuides
Chapter 4Using LibGuides CMS and Customized Templates to Create and Maintain Your Library
Website
Brighid M. Gonzales, Our Lady of the Lake University
Chapter 5LibGuides Administration
Paul Thompson, The University of Akron
Chapter 6LibGuides Administration: Roadmap to Engaging Content
Jennifer W. Bazeley, Miami University
Jennifer J. Natale, Miami University
Elizabeth Sullivan, Miami University
Chapter 7Content Wrangling for LibGuides Administrators
Aida Marissa Smith, MLIS, American Public University System
Designing and Developing Effective LibGuides
Chapter 8Making User-Friendly Guides: Navigation and Content Considerations
Joshua Welker, MISLT, University of Missouri-Columbia
Chapter 9To the Left, To the Left: Implementing & Using Side Navigation and Tabbed Boxes in
LibGuides
Jaleh Fazelian, MA, MLS, John Carroll University
Melissa Vetter, MSLIS, Washington University in St. Louis
Chapter 10Making LibGuides Accessible to All
Danielle Skaggs, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Chapter 11LibGuides: Creating Accessible User Experiences
Melissa Fortson Green, The University of Alabama
Pedagogy and Instruction with LibGuides
Chapter 12Infusing Pedagogy into LibGuides
Elizabeth German, Texas A&M University
Stephanie Graves, Texas A&M University
Chapter 13Access and Universal Design for Learning in LibGuides 2.0
Kimberly Shotick, Northeastern Illinois University
Chapter 14LibGuides Two Ways: Teaching Information Literacy In and Out of the Classroom
Lucinda Rush, MLIS, MME, Old Dominion University
Chapter 15Redesigning LibGuides as Online Learning Modules
Melissa Gomis, University of Michigan
