Using LibGuides as a Solo Librarian
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018
2:00pm - 3:15pm (Eastern Time - US & Canada) change time zone
2:00pm - 3:15pm (Eastern Time - US & Canada) change time zone
About:
With your LibGuides system, you have the ability to configure system settings, define metadata, and customize the overall appearance of your site. We will review these options and go over some best practices for maintaining your system and time-saving techniques.
Learning Objectives:
- Configure system settings
- Set up subjects and other metadata
- Customize the header and footer for your site
- Set your default tab & box styles
- Customize your LibGuides homepage
- Make changes to labels, buttons, and other default text
- Leverage LibGuides functionality to streamline the creation and management of content, including:
- Boxes and content items
- Reusable content
- Rich text editor and images
- Publishing Workflow
- Apply some Writing for the Web techniques to your guide content
- Explore the LibGuides community for inspiration
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