Using set naming conventions for guide titles can help with grouping guides alphabetically. For example, name all course guides with the course prefix.
Some institutions have a written style guide to maintain visual style and institutional conventions.
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Style Guide
Boxes that will be reused should have general names. Boxes specific to one guide should have unique names to show they have limited reuse potential.
A LibGuides system can become very big, especially if there are multiple contributors. The system offer several flexible ways to organize content.
LibGuides offers several types of metadata to organize guides. These user-defined descriptors include:
Metadata can be used to display specific guides to users, integrate data with other systems, or organize guides for browsing.
Embedding videos in LibGuides is a simple process. Taking the time to add a custom title card to your videos can make them more engaging.
PubMed is provided to everyone by the National Library of Medicine. If your future employer does not provide library access, PubMed will still be available to you. Access to articles you find though PubMed is provided by Booth Library.
Most vendor search boxes can be embedded in LibGuides. However, any scripts that are called by the search box code must be included in LibGuides.
<!-- EBSCOhost Custom Search Box Begins -->
<script src="https://support.ebsco.com/eit/scripts/ebscohostsearch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<style type="text/css">
.ebscohostCustomSearchBox {font-family:Helvetica,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;width:225px;}
Open the highlighted URL. Right click and choose "view source." Copy the text of the source and add it to your search box code inside of <script> tags.
PubMed uses a simple HTML form
<form method="post" name="pubmed" onsubmit="pubmed.action='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?holding=eiublib_fft_ndi&otool=eiublib&myncbishare=eiublib&dr=citation&term='+pubmed.searchtext.value" target="_blank">
<p><input name="searchtext" size="40" type="text" /><input name="Search2" type="submit" value="Search" /></p>
</form>
LibGuides can handle many dynamic content changes automatically. For example, your profile box can show on all guides where you are the owner.
A Javascript can be used for additional dynamic content. For example, show a particular set of links for guides in a subject.
