Research Guides: LibGuide Author Style Guide: Publishing & Maintenance Checklists

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 & update frequently
- 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.

Establish a maintenance schedule for your guides, monthly or quarterly for most guides. Annually for guides that tend to remain static.

Scan the Link Checker report for your name. Tutorial video re. Link Checker
Check for broken links in your text (invisible to Link Checker) — repair or delete.
Check traffic on your guides. If unused or underused, promote it or delete it.
Review guide text and resources 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Update videos or screenshots that are out of date.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.
Delete your outdated or unused assets.