1) LibGuides is a tool for creating subject and course guides that is hosted on SpringShare and allows for rich text editing and integration of Web 2.0 features. 2) Walsh University uses LibGuides to create subject and course guides for classes and has found benefits to embedding the guides directly into the course management system and including videos and tutorials. 3) LibGuides offers many Web 2.0 features that can be easily embedded into guides such as books icons, videos, polls, and widgets to connect to library resources.

1. MELISSA MEGGITT ELECTRONIC RESOURCES LIBRARIAN WALSH UNIVERSITY LibGuides: Showing Students the Way

2. Presentation Goals Detailed description of LibGuides, highlighting special features and social community LibGuides as course guides and other creative uses Demonstrating Web 2.0 features

3. What are LibGuides? Dynamic guides Hosted on SpringShare Site Local Admin Rich Text Editor Integrated Web 2.0 Features Embed in Course Management Site Extensive Social Network Community

4. LibGuide Community Community Site Explore guides created by other librarians to get ideas or improve your own guides. Use guides from other libraries as template for your guides.

5. LibGuide Lounge Springshare Lounge: Good place to gather best practices, how-to's, tricks and featured guides

6. How Walsh Uses LibGuides I first tried Squidoo - a free template software

7. Squidoo Guide History Course: http://www.squidoo.com/hist308

8. Squidoo: Pros and Cons Pros of Squidoo: Free! Fairly easy to make Popular with students and faculty Cons Required too much HTML knowledge Advertising Limited Admin control and statistics

9. Background to LibGuides Started using guides in Spring 2009 Did not establish goals with guides, librarians have choice to create guides Walsh did not have electronic subject guides prior to LibGuide purchase

10. Walsh LibGuides Page

11. Guides in Courses Mention in class Work from them in class Insert into Coues Management System with no "in class" presentation Embed video tutorials in guides

12. Education Course http://walsh.libguides.com/EDF607

13. Other Walsh Guides

14. Guide as Library Website

15. Guide for Writing Tips

16. Web 2.0 Features LibGuides has many easy to use Web 2.0 Features Book Icons Embedded Video Embedded Chat RSS Feeds Interactive Polls Student Link Submissions Quick Search Widgets: EBSCO, GoogleScholar, Catalogs

17. Web 2.0 Features