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

This instructional site from Springshare helps the beginner get started creating and editing their first LibGuide.

SpringShare's calendar of events where you can register for live training sessions.

These videos, created by Springshare, take you through many of the LibGuides basics.

The Emory Libraries use LibGuides CMS. These recorded videos provide assistance with some of the features. CMS features require administrator-level access.

SpringyCamp is an annual conference at which people share the ways in which they've used Springshare tools. This page takes you to the current year's conference and has links to past years' events.

Amy E.G. Barker and Ashley T. Hoffman. (2021) College and research libraries. 82(1), p.75.

Dobbs, A. W., & Sittler, R. L. (2013). Using libguides to enhance library services : A LITA guide.

Bogan, T., & Yuile, J. (2016). Librarian/Faculty Collaboration: Using LibGuides to Facilitate Greater Student Learning. ATLA Summary of Proceedings, 70, 224–230.

Neves, K., & Dooley, S. J. (2011). Using LibGuides to offer library service to undergraduate medical students based on the case-oriented problem solving curriculum model. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 99(1), 94–97. https://doi-org.proxy.library.emory.edu/10.3163/1536-5050.99.1.017

German, E. (2017). LibGuides for Instruction. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 56(3), 162–167. https://doi-org.proxy.library.emory.edu/10.5860/rusq.56n3.162

Goodsett, M., Miles, M., & Nawalaniec, T. (2020). Reimagining Research Guidance: Using a Comprehensive Literature Review to Establish Best Practices for Developing LibGuides. Evidence Based Library & Information Practice, 15(1), 218–225. https://doi-org.proxy.library.emory.edu/10.18438/eblip29679

You can add your profile -- or a co-editor's profile -- to any guide page. Here's how.

Once you have the profile box in place, if you need to change the librarian featured in the box to someone else, such as a co-author, this shows you how.

Here's how to check your personal guides statistics for reporting.

You have to add your available hours to let patrons book appointments on your calendar. This shows how to do it.

The profile page that our customers see on LibGuides is actually the LibApps profile. It shows up on all the Springshare tools. Here are the instructions for how to update the link on your LibApps profile.