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LibGuides Best Practices

Best practices guide authors on creating course, subject, and how do I guides.

Tagging

  • Use descriptive and ample tagging.
  • Tag course guides with relevant course topics 
    • E.g.: The English 802 guide  was tagged with "public art" because it is a recurring course theme and a topic that students might search for.
  • Apply existing subjects to guides. 
  • If a new subject needs to be added, contact Jackie.
  • Include an explanatory guide title and description.
  • Links should be assets, not links in rich text boxes.

Naming Your Guides

  • For course guides, use the naming convention “Course Title: Course Code” to make lists easier to browse, e.g. Youth Cultures: EDUC 0817 or Asian Behavior & Thought: REL 0811/ ASST 0811.