Using LibGuides to Enhance Library Services : A LITA Guide

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Where to find it

Information & Library Science Library

Call Number
Z674.75.W67 U85 2013
Status
Available

Summary

The easy-to-use tools in Springshare's LibGuides help you organize webpages, improve students' research experience and learning, and offer an online community of librarians sharing their work and ideas. Editors Dobbs, Sittler, and Cook have recruited expert contributors to address specific applications, creating a one-stop reference.

Contents

A short history of library guides and their usefulness to librarians and patrons / Jennifer Emanuel -- Making the case campus-wide for purchasing LibGuides / Stephanie DeLano Davis -- Administering LibGuides: planning,implementation, and beyond / Beth Larkee Kumar and Tabatha Farney -- Strategies and techniques for administrators / Aaron W. Dobbs and Rich Gause -- Developing LibGuides training: a blended-learning approach / Laura Westmoreland Gariepy, Emily S. Mazure, Jennifer A. McDaniel, and Erin R. White -- Design: why it is important and how to get it right / Nedda H. Ahmed -- Integrating LibGuides into the teaching-learning process / Veronica Bielat, Rebeca Befus, and Judith Arnold -- Creating your first LibGuide / Kenneth Liss -- Adding some pizzazz to your guides / Kathy Gaynor -- Helping users help themselves: maximizing LibAnswers usage / Aaron Tay -- Using statistical gathering tools to determine effectiveness and accountability / Lora Baldwin and Sue A. McFadden -- Using LibGuides to promote information literacy in a distance education environment / Barbara J. Mann, Julie Lee Arnold, and Joseph Rawson -- Why go mobile? / Mark Ellis, Leslie Adebonojo, and Kathy Campbell -- Showcase of exceptional LibGuides / Sharon Whitfield and Claire Clemens.

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