LibGuides V2 Transition Training

10/12/2015

1. Log In: Check your Email

2. Visit new AAA Guide: http://tamu.libguides.com/aaa

Goals• Know what is happening with your guides and

how to start using LG2

• Develop skills for building guides and instructional content

• Practice working within the new LG2 system

• Understand expectations and the review process

Outline1. Why are we here?2. The Checklist: Review Rubric3. From LG1 to LG2 4. Next steps5. Questions

Open lab will follow this session (Fridays only)

Why are we here?

New: LibGuides Service Description

The goal of LibGuides is to supplement the libraries web-presence with a learner focused website, which connects the learner to resources and services that match their learning objective.

New: 2 instances of LibGuides

LibGuides 1 • System you currently use• Remains holding pen for

all guide content • Can continue to publish

things that do not match the LibGuides 2 service description

• Will be turned over to the Web Team for management

LibGuides 2 • New system• Instructional content• Publish all class

guides• Publish research and

topic guides• Managed by Learning

and Outreach

New: Look and Feel

http://tamu.libguides.com/classguidedemo• No tabs, boxes, profiles• Left-side navigation• Appropriate contrast• Pages and hierarchy • New tabbed boxes

Activity & Demo: Creating a Guide in LG2

Label Selection

Group Assignment Do not assign to a group

Apply a Template AAA Left Side Navigation or AAA Single Page

Copy Content Optional: AAA Course Guide Template

Guide Name For course guides: ABCD ### Class Name (semester Year) ex: ECON 365 Development Economics (Fall 2015)

Short Description Optional

Password Optional

Guide Type Class Guide: For coursesResearch Guide: For discipline based guidesTopic Guides: Non-discipline based guidesInternal Guides: Not public guides (wearhouse/garage) Template Guide: Ask Beth

Sharing Restriction Enabled: Your guide can not be copied Disabled: You guide can be copied (you will get an email if this occurs)

New: Boxes• Demo LG1 v. LG 2• Standard and Tabbed

New: Policies• Wide range of policies and Living document• Implementing transparent governance • If you have an idea for a new use case or

would like a change to the subject taxonomy: contact Web Governance

• Document is within the AAA guide in LibGuides

New: Policy: Review Process• Web Governance will monthly review

guides published and updated• Guide owners can publish at any time

(i.e. do not need to wait for review) • Review is based upon publishing

checklist

Checklist Overview

Writing for Web and Chunking• Key for usability and accessibility • Example–WebMD: http://

www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/understanding-ulcers-basic-information

– Healthline: http://www.healthline.com/health/peptic-ulcer#Overview1

• http://ucm.rutgers.edu/web-ecommunications/web-writing

Universal Design

Universal Design• Most of the checks are for

accessibility

• It’s a good thing to do, it’s the right thing to do, it’s the law.

• Using WAVE: http://wave.webaim.org/ (note: click on all pages)

Quality Assurance• Spell correctly, no broken links– Relinking makes this easier

• SiteImprove Reports– We’ll send them to you if there are issues

• Update terminology: – Reference Desk / Circulation Desk = AskUS– EdMS = Media and Reserves

TAMU Practices• Add subject associations• Use the relinking tools – There will be an annual check with the

master asset list.

From LG1 to LG2

• Planning worksheet

Activity: Part 1: Planning• Look at this guide, imagine it is your guide. • Use the worksheet steps 1 and 2 to plan

how the guide for LG2. • Think about:– Left navigation– Headers– Tabbed boxes

From LG1 to LG2

Activity: Part 2: Creating• Create a guide within LG2• Develop content from LG1 guide into

guide• Be sure at least to :

Select appropriate template Use a tabbed box Reuse database link Add text

• Publish Guide • Run through WAVE

Demo: Redirects• Creating a Redirect

1. Copy your new URL2. Log into LG13. Go to your guide4. Guide settings > Change Guide

Information > Advanced Settings5. Paste new URL into “Redirect URL”6. Click “Save”

Activity: Part 3Create a redirect within LG 1 to LG 2 guide

• Test Guides http://guides.library.tamu.edu/lg1tolg2

Your Guides

User Access• All users will continue to access

guides through the LG1 interface for at least the fall semester.

• Some of the guides might be in LG1

• Some of the guides might be in LG2

Content Waves

• Wave 1: Databases and Subjects

• Wave 2: Guides clearly meet service definition

• Wave 3: Subject Homepages

• Wave 4: Additional LG2 content still in LG1

• Wave 5: Return to rest of LG1 content

Content Phasing: Wave 4 and 5Return to Remaining LG1 Content

• Not all content will be in LG2• All content needs a home • There is no value statement placed within being in

Wave 2. Not everything can happen at once. • Project be undertaken by the Web Governance

Team w/ LG Team and L&O• Co-curricular / non-curricular instructional content

is high priority to investigate further (wave 4)• All content will remain accessible through LG1

Wave 2• For a guide to be eligible for Wave 2, the guide

needs to meet the definition of the new service.

• Determined by content audit conducted by the LibGuides Team

• Any class guide is eligible

• Unpublished guides were not considered. Recreate with caution. Garages/Warehouses are fine.

Wave 2• New Guides!– Please start using LG 2 for new guides

Specifically, YOUR guides• Handout of inventory of all your guides• Will indicate which wave each guide is

planned to be addressed.– If not in Wave 2, there will be a note why.

• Unpublished guides were not reviewed. • For most cases, private guides are not

appropriate in LG2.• Garage/Warehouse guides welcome.

Resources

Resources• New and Improved AAA Guide (http://

tamu.libguides.com/aaa)

• SpringShare Help (http://support.springshare.com/friendly.php?action=82&s=libguides)

• Contact Beth (egerman@library.tamu.edu)

• Open Sessions: Fridays 11:00-12:00 Annex 304

Thank you! Questions?

Extra Slides

Writing for Web and ChunkingNote about hierarchyWhen you’re using the WYSIWYG only use H3 and below. LibGuides DefaultsH1 – Page TitleH2 – Box Title

This is important for accessibility and readability

Demo: AAA Class Template(a starting place)

• http://tamu.libguides.com/aaaClassTemplate