1. Get to the "Create New Guide" screen
From the Home/Dashboard page, click Create Guide in the LibGuides Shortcuts box.
Or go to Content > Guide Index and click the + Create Guide button at the top of the page.
2. Choose Layout or Reuse
Start Fresh will be selected automatically.
If you are creating a course guide, select Copy content / layout from an existing guide.
Local Guides will be automatically selected.
Select the guide titled "Course Guide Template"
If you are reusing an existing guide, please do not check the box next to Copy Assets. We want as many of our assets mapped (not copied) as possible. If the assets are copied instead of mapped, they are no longer linked to the original. If we have to update an existing asset, we can edit the original one and it will automatically update on every guide it has been mapped to. If assets are copied, they all need to be updated individually.
3. Guide Name
Choose a guide name that is short, sweet, and to the point. Be sure to adhere to the naming conventions outlined within this guide.
4. Guide Description
Add a brief description outlining the information contained within your guide.
5. Guide Type
When creating a new guide, be sure to categorize it properly!
General Purpose: Used when your guide won't exactly fit the criteria for any of the other guide types
Course Guide: Used for guides that focus on a specific course
Subject Guide: Used for guides that discuss a certain academic program/subject area/discipline
Topic Guide: Used for guides that focus on a single topic, like citation styles
Internal Guide: Used for guides that will never be used by the public. Internal guides will not appear in guide lists or search results and are only viewable by users with accounts in the system. If the guide is set to Published or Private, it will be visible to anyone if they have the URL.
Template Guide: Used for guides that will act as blueprints for future guides to maintain consistency. Template guides will not appear in guide lists or search results. If the guide is set to Published or Private, it will be visible to anyone if they have the URL.
6. Share Guide Content?
No: No one can copy this guide's content.
Internal: Only other authors in our system (Drew University) can copy this guide's content.
Community: This guide can be copied by other authors in our system (Drew University) and by other authors outside of our system in the wider SpringShare Community. Private guides are not listed in the Community, but they can be copied using the guide's URL.
Reference the following tips to ensure that guide, page, and box titles are consistent, short, and descriptive! For more related information, see *Writing for the Web* and *Editorial Guidelines*.
Friendly URLs are updated URLs that are easier for users to remember and type. Instead of a guide having a URL with a long string of numbers, we can customize it to something short yet descriptive.
We need to ensure that our guides work well on mobile devices!
Questions? Need Help? Email reference@drew.edu
Drew University Library, http://www.drew.edu/library