Using LibGuides to Enhance Library Services : A LITA Guide / Edited by Aaron W. Dobbs, Ryan L. Sittler, and Douglas Cook For the Library and Information Technology Association. - Chicago : ALA TECHSOURCE, An imprint of the American Library Association, 2013. - xx, 307 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1.A brief introduction to libraries and the Internet 1.A short history of library guides and their usefulness to librarians and patrons.Jennifer Emanuel Part 2.Administering and maintaining LibGuides - for system librarians 2.Making the case campus-wide for purchasing LibGuides/ Stephanie DeLano Davis 3.Administering LibGuides: planning, implementation, and beyond. Beth Larkee Kumar and Tabatha Farney 4.Strategies and techniques for administrators. Aaron W. Dobbs and Rich Gause 5.Developing LibGuides training: a blended-learning approach. Laura Westmoreland Gariepy, Emily S. Mazure, Jennifer A. McDaniel and Erin A. White Part 3.Creating LIbGudies - for guide creators 6.Design: Why it is important and how to get it right. Hedda H. Ahmed 7.Integrating Lib-Guides into the teaching-learning process. Veronical Bielat, Rebeca Befus, and Judith Arnold 8.Creating your first LibGuide. Kenneth Liss 9.Adding some pizzazz to your guides. Kathy Gaynor Part 4.Making better use of Lib-Guides 10.Helping users help themselves: maximizing LibAnswers usage. Aaron Tay 11.Using statistical gathering tools to determine effectiveness and accountability. Lora Baldwin and Sue A. McFadden 12.Using LibGuides to promote information literacy in a distance education environment. Barbara J. Mann, Julie Lee Arnod, and Joseph Rawson 13.Why go mobile? Mark Ellis, Leslie Adebonojo, and Kathy Campbell Part 5.Technological and pedagogical exemplars from academic, K-12, public, and special libraries 14.Showcases of exceptional LibGuides. Sharon Whitfield and Claire Clemens


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781555708801

2012040830


Library Web sites--Design
Digital libraries--Design
Libraries--Special collections--Computer network resources
Library information networks.
Electronic information resource literacy.
Library Web sites--Design
Digital libraries--Design
Libraries--Special collections--Computer network resources
Library information networks.
Electronic information resource literacy.
Library & information sciences / Museology


Electronic books.

Z674.75.W67 / U85 2013

025.0422 DOB