Subject Guides 2.0

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Subject Guides 2.0

• Kristina DeVoe
• English Communications Librarian

Derik A Badman Digital Services Librarian
Temple University Libraries
Computers in Libraries April 7, 2008
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Outline

• what we had
• why we switched to LibGuides
• what weve been able to do
• promoting our guides
• what wed like to try
• further resources

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subject guides 1.0
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subject guides 2.0(enter LibGuides)?
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• http//guides.temple.edu

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ease of use
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easy editing
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instant results
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flexibility
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organizational flexibility
by resource type
by time period
by topic
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modular content
Guide/Librarian 2
Guide/Librarian 3
Guide/Librarian 1
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interactivity
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users discover guides by
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comments ratings
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polls
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QuickBibs
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widgets
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search boxes
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rss feeds
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video
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course guides
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what the numbers say
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guides need marketing
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guides are marketing
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how we hope to utilize LibGuides more fully
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as tools for information literacy
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as tools for collaborating with faculty
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courses, research, achievements
blogs
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what are we driving at here?
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LibGuides lets us highlight our resources, our
content, and our services in dynamic, engaging
ways
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of course, you dont have to take our word for
it.
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other software options
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See Corrado, Edward M. and Kathryn A. Frederick.
Free and Open Source Options for Creating
Database-Driven Subject Guides. Code4Lib Journal
2 (2008).

• MyLibrary
• SubjectsPlus
• LibData
• ResearchGuide
• Library Course Builder (LibCB)?

• Social bookmarking sites (del.icio.us)?
• Blogs
• Wikis

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questions?
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