Research Guides beta

The LWS Research Guides page (http://www.library.wisc.edu/research-guides/) now includes a link to the campus-wide research guide discovery tool. With this tool (http://www.library.wisc.edu/research-guides-beta/) you are able to:

• Find by Subject
• Find by Name
• Find by Tag
• Search - - coming later
  

Guides developed in LibGuides will be added to this discovery tool automatically. In cases where a guide is converted to LibGuides, old links will be updated.

Take a moment to explore how your guides are being listed and keep this interface in mind when assigning subject categories and tags.

LibGuides Outage 8/15/08

The LibGuides servers will be upgraded next Friday, August 15. You will not be able to create any new content or edit existing content on Friday. Also, guides created in LibGuides will not be available to patrons/visitors between 2-4pm (CT) that day.

Slides from LWS Team Forum on LibGuides

In case you weren't able to make the Forum last week here are the slides and my notes.

LWS Team Forum Slides 7/9/08

Notes

LibGuides Training Sessions

Four hands-on training sessions have been scheduled. To sign up for a session, send an email to rgwg-l@library.wisc.edu with your name and the session you want to attend. If you are unable to attend any of these sessions but would like training, send an email to rgwg-l@library.wisc.edu to make alternate arrangements.

Tuesday, July 15
10-11:30
105 Steenbock Library

Wednesday, July 16
1-2:30
1193D College Library

Tuesday, July 22
3-4:30
1193D College Library

Tuesday, July 29
3-4:30
436 Memorial Library

LWS Team Forum on LibGuides - July 9

Wed, July 9
1:30 - 2:30 pm
126 Memorial Library

The next LWS Team Forum will be a brief overview and demo of LibGuides (http://www.springshare.com/libguides/). This will also be an opportunity to ask questions about its use.

Welcome to the UW Libraries Research Guides Blog

• As announced in the Library Services Council June 5 minutes, LSC has agreed to purchase a campus-wide license for a product called LibGuides (http://www.springshare.com/libguides/). In a nutshell, LibGuides is an easy to use Web page creation tool that incorporates many "Web 2.0" features to produce more interactive pages. It will be made available to staff for the creation and maintenance of research guides (formerly subject guides) on July 1.
  
  Between now and July 1:
  

  Our working group will:
  

  • Develop materials to help introduce LibGuides including training resources, online support, best practices and necessary guidelines
    

  You are encouraged to:
  

  • Gather and send the names and email addresses of staff needing a LibGuides account. Only staff who will be guide "authors" should be included. If possible, please send one list per library to jruenger@library.wisc.edu.
    
  • Explore the LibGuides Web site (http://www.springshare.com/libguides/) and guide examples.
  • Consider how LibGuides and its various features will impact the design and content of your current guides.
    
  • Check your current guides for outdated content and broken links.
    

  July
  

  We will:
  

  • Make support materials available to staff
  • Hold an LWS Team Open Forum on LibGuides
    
  • Hold training sessions for interested staff
    

  You are encouraged to:
  

  • Learn how to create pages in LibGuides and experiment with various features
    
  • Begin guide conversion or creation of new guides following best practices and guidelines - please note it is NOT necessary to have all your guides converted by fall semester
    

  Fall
  

  We will:
  

  • Provide support for LibGuides use
  • Develop an LWS interface for research guides
  • Assess guide use and user responses
    

  You are encouraged to:
  

  • Continue converting/developing guides as needed

  Please watch for upcoming announcements related to training and the LWS Team Open Forum. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact me.
  
  Jean