Building a LibGuide
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Thursday, May 14, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm (Eastern Time - US & Canada) change time zone
1:00pm - 2:00pm (Eastern Time - US & Canada) change time zone
About:
Are you brand new to LibGuides, but not sure how to get started? Or have you used LibGuides before, but your guide skills are a little rusty? Then this session is for you! The purpose of this session is to give you an overview of how to create a LibGuide.
Learning Objectives:
- Logging into and navigating the LibGuides dashboard
- Creating a new guide
- Understanding content types
- Best uses for box types
- How to edit published guides
- Adding and reusing guide content, including pages and boxes
Time Zone: Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
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