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LibGuide Author Style Guide

Preferred practices for LibGuide authors

Publishing Checklist

  • Verify your planned guide doesn't duplicate existing content.
    • Recall that you can reuse pages, boxes, widgets, etc. 
    • Coordinate with other faculty on overlapping and adjacent content
  • Thoughtfully design your guide and content
  • Review best practices and ensure you tag and associate your guide for discoverability.
  • Keep sustainability in mind as you plan and choose content.
    • If a list of books from the catalog is intended to highlight resources- keep the list short & updated
    • Focus link lists on just a handful of the best resources (unless it is designed to be comprehensive)
  • Review (and feel free to ask others to review) before publishing to check for spelling errors, etc.
  • Use an accessibility checker to ensure your content is available to everyone.

Maintenance Checklist

Establish a maintenance schedule for your guides, quarterly, annually, etc.

  • Check for broken links— repair or delete.
  • Check traffic on your guides and consider deleting if unused.
  • Review guides for currency and accuracy.
  • Update videos or screenshots that are out of date. 
  • Add new books or articles as appropriate.
  • Delete or update resource lists.