LibGuides for Library Staff: Reuse and Add New Content

LibGuides makes it easy to create content because you can reuse:

• tabs (pages)
• boxes (pages are made up of boxes)
• links (e.g. database URLs)

However, there is room for creativity as there is always choice to:

• link to content (e.g. Ask a Librarian - you will always be linking to the most recent version of the box)
• copy content (e.g. copy a box that you would like to make changes to)
• create new content

When we set up LibGuides, we decided on content we wanted to reuse and share: A to Z Boxes.

When adding a new content box, instead of creating a new box you can reuse existing boxes in two ways:

• Link to another box in the system: This option duplicates the selected content box, and will change automatically whenever the original is changed. The LCC LibGuides A to Z Boxes offers boxes which can be linked to on multiple guides, such as Ask a Librarian, Catalog search box, MultiSearch boxes, YouTube videos. 
• Copy another box from the system: This option duplicates the selected content box, but is not linked to the original. It can be edited on its own.

Adding Rich Text/HTML

This is a rich text. Use it to write paragraphs, insert images, and create headings. Don't put a lot of links directly in a rich text box because:

• link checker will not check the link
• statistics are not collected for the link

Adding Links

Below is a list of links which were added as Links. This is the best way to add multiple links to a LibGuide because:

• link checker checks the link
• statistics are collected for the link

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