This document provides an overview of LibGuides and its features. LibGuides is a content management system created by SpringShare that allows libraries to create subject and course guides, promote resources, and integrate multimedia. Features include customizable tabs and branding, statistics tracking, and a community site for sharing guides. The presentation covers creating and customizing guides, assigning URLs, statistics, sharing guides, and contact information for support.

1. WELCOME!

2. WHAT WILL BE COVERED
 What is a LIBGUIDE?
 Creating a Guide
 Dashboard
 Friendly URL’s
 Statistics
 Share/Reuse
 Customizing
 Branding
 Clip Art/Video/Media
 Community
 Contact Information & Resources

3. THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 12,000 USERS
AT OVER 750 LIBRARIES
WORLDWIDE USING LIBGUIDES.
They have created 40,000+ guides.

4. WHAT IS A LIBGUIDE??
LibGuides is a web 2.0 content management and publishing system created by
SpringShare.
It’s a hosted system which is run on the SpringShare servers. The company
provides support and upgrades. A library just needs to subscribe to the service.
Libraries use it to:
 integrate multimedia content into library services
 promote library resources to their users
 create subject guides, course guides, information portals, research help
pages, etc.

6. DASHBOARD

7. CREATING A GUIDE

8. Blank Slate / Canvas!

9. FRIENDLY URL’S
Assign friendly URL’s
http://easternct.libguides.com/ill

10. MORE THAN JUST A GUIDE - GUIDE SETTINGS

11. STATISTICS

12. SHARE AND REUSE

13. EXTREMELY CUSTOMIZABLE
CUSTOMIZE TABS FOR EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR
DEPARTMENTS GUIDELINES
• Staff
• Patrons
• FAQ’s

14. BRANDING
Branding… to make
it more like your
library home page

15. IMAGES – CLIP ART – VIDEOS - LINKS

17. COMMUNITY SITE

18. YOU CAN CREATE A GUIDE FOR ANYTHING
• Departments – Access Services…
• Special events – book signings…
• Programs – celebrate cultures…
• Clubs – readers…
• Groups – educators…
• Special Interests – job seekers…
• Host your entire library site and
more…

19. AUTHOR PROFILE
Guide
s

20. THANK YOU!!!
Contact Information:
Ginna Nicolas
Regional Sales Consultant
ginna@springshare.com
917-617-2741 -cell
646-454-9644 -office
Resources:
Brandon, Jenny, Kelly Sattler, and Christine Tobias. "Libguides Interface Customization. (Cover Story)."
Online 35.1 (2011): 14-18. Academic Search Premier. Web. 9 Apr. 2012.
http://www.infotoday.com/online/
• Customizations that made the Best Of
http://bestof.libguides.com/content.php?pid=155134&sid=1495945
• Great customization abroad http://guides-formadoct.ueb.eu/ and at home
http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/
TRACY SUTHERLAND – PUBLIC SERVICES
LIBRARIAN
E A S T E R N C O N N E C T I C U T S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y
860-465-5719
S U T H E R L A N D T @ E A S T E R N C T. E D U