LibGuides

Basics

Some helpful guides for creating and editing LibGuides:

• http://guides.middlebury.edu/
• http://guides.middlebury.edu/admin_help.php

Tips for Creating Libguides

• Page length: Try to keep landing page content above the fold
• Text: Keep it brief! users mainly want links, examples.
• Headings: Keep it brief (but not too brief!): make informative/intuitive to students.
  • Example: “Which style should I use?”
• Comments availability:
  • Recommendation: Consider enabling for entire page only.
  • How to turn off for entire page or for individual boxes: see Toggling comments
• Add “Ask a librarian” sidebar box widget and your profile box in right column
• Style issues creators cannot change because they are default for site consistency
  • Color of headings
  • Box borders
  • Pages: Column widths
  • Tab styles and colors