Creating a Library Homepage with LibGuides CMS
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019
2:00pm - 3:30pm (Eastern Time - US & Canada) change time zone
2:00pm - 3:30pm (Eastern Time - US & Canada) change time zone
About:
Are you planning to use LibGuides as your library website? This session will cover the basics of setting up a guide to use as a custom homepage, discuss important system settings, and make minor customizations to look and feel. Users should be familiar with LibGuides prior to this session. Recommended watching before the session: Planning LibGuides CMS for use as a Library Website.
This session is a 2 day series. There is an optional, more advanced session covering the creation of a header and footer, advanced page layout, and CSS customization. Familiarity with HTML and CSS is required for the advanced session.
Learning Objectives:
- Basic settings for using LibGuides CMS for your library website
- Creating a group for a customized homepage
- Building a guide for use as a custom homepage
- Making minor CSS adjustments
Time Zone: Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
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