Emory's LibGuide on LibGuides: Best Practices & Guidelines for Creating and Maintaining LibGuides

Limiting the Database Subjects and the LibGuide Subjects allows users to choose from a less overwhelming large list.  When possible, the subjects mirror the Emory College degree and program names.  

DATABASE Subjects, Types, and Highlighted Vendors List 

LIBGUIDES

• Type/Group: e.g. Topic Guide/Woodruff(Main) The system defaults to general purpose, but we want to make all published guides have the correct type.
• LibGuide Subjects can differ across libraries.  For Woodruff Library, please use this SUBJECT list.  If you want to request an additional SUBJECT for Woodruff Library LibGuides, please request via this LibGuide Subject Justification Form (forthcoming)
• We have provided some common Woodruff Library TAGS for people to use, rather than subjects, realizing that most users will use the keyword search to locate a research guide. Please consult this list when creating TAGS for your guides 
• Guide Names:  The task force has suggested naming conventions, including some naming suggestions for HOW TO guides.

You do not need to indicate what type of guide it is in the guide title, just indicate type in the pull-down menu.

General Purpose: This is the default and a good catch-all for most guides.

Example: Zotero

Course Guide: For guides that are related to a specific course.

Example: AFS 190|HIST 190: Images of Africa

Subject Guide: For guides that are focused on a specific subject area.

Example: Nursing

Topic Guide: For guides that are focused on a specific topic.

Example: Psychological and Educational Measurement Instruments Guide

Internal Guide:  For guides that are for internal use only. When using this guide type, please keep in mind that your guide will not appear in guide lists or search results. This will not completely hide the guide from the public, however.  Published and private guides assigned to this type can still be viewed by anyone who knows the URL.

Template Guide: For guides that you intend for other users to copy as a blueprint/boilerplate. When using this guide type, please keep in mind that your guide will not appear in guide lists or search results. This will not completely hide the guide from the public, however.  Published and private guides assigned to this type can still be viewed by anyone who knows the URL.

1. How to …. (use Approved How to TAGS to sort this category) 
2. Technology tools - can these be moved to How to...
3. African American Studies
4. African Studies
5. American and Interdisciplinary Studies
6. Anthropology
7. Art History
8. Biology
9. Business
10. Career
11. Chemistry
12. Classics
13. Comparative Literature
14. Computer Science
15. Development Practice
16. East Asian Studies
17. Economics
18. Education
19. English
20. Environmental Sciences
21. Film and Media Studies
22. French and Italian Studies
23. German Studies
24. History
25. Human Health [DO NOT use Health Science for any Woodruff Library guide]
26. Jewish Studies
27. Latin American and Caribbean Studies
28. Law and Legal Studies
29. LGBTQ Studies
30. Library Science
31. Linguistics
32. Mathematics
33. Middle Eastern Studies
34. Music
35. Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
36. Philosophy
37. Physics
38. Political Science
39. Psychology
40. Quantitative Theory and Methods
41. Religion
42. Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies
43. Sociology
44. South Asian Studies
45. Spanish and Portuguese
46. Theater and Dance
47. Undergraduate Education
48. Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Data

Discovery Seminars 

Dissertations 

Geography and Maps

Graduate Students 

Honors Students

Native American Studies* (may use form to suggest SUBJECT status)

Newspapers 

Open Access

Statistics

SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience)

https://emory.app.box.com/file/415577954471

* Health Sciences databases pipe to the Health Library page 

E-Books
Audio/Video
Images
Musical Scores
Government Information
Biographies
Dissertations
Archival/Primary Sources
News
Statistics & Data
Journal Articles
Tests & Measures
Bibliographies
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Handbooks

• Adam Matthew
• Brill
• EBSCO
• Gale
• Oxford 
• ProQuest 
• Readex/Newsbank   
• SCOPUS
• Web of Science