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Standards for Creating LibGuides

Creating a New Guide & Selecting the Template

  1. screenshot for new guide creationFrom the LibGuides dashboard select Create Guide or Content > Guides > Create Guide. 
  2. On the Create New Guide page, next to Choose Layout or Reuse select Copy content / layout from an existing guide or Start Fresh.
  3. Search the list and use Template for Subject, Course & Topic Guides [note: if you are reusing a guide, make sure it uses the correct template, or change the template once the guide is created]. 
  4. Complete the remaining fields using the following information.

 

Guide Name and Description

Include an explanatory guide title and description. For course guide naming conventions, refer to the course guide section of the Standards.

Guide Type & Group Assignment

On existing guides, click on the Guide Information icon next to your guide title, and select “Guide Type and Group.” 

Note: Subject guides should be limited to one Subject. Do not add a subject to Topic guides.