Using LibGuides to Enhance Library Services : a LITA Guide

Dobbs, Aaron W., 1968- (editor.). Sittler, Ryan L., (editor.). Cook, Douglas, 1951- (editor.). Library and Information Technology Association (U.S.) (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781555708801
ISBN: 1555708803
Physical Description: print
xx, 307 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Chicago : ALA TECHSOURCE, An imprint of the American Library Association, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

A short history of library guides and their usefulness to librarians and patrons / Jennifer Emanuel -- Making the case campus-wide for purchasing LibGuides / Stephanie DeLano Davis -- Administering LibGuides: planning, implementation, and beyond / Beth Larkee Kumar and Tabatha Farney -- Strategies and techniques for administrators / Aaron W. Dobbs and Rich Gause -- Developing LibGuides training: a blended-learning approach / Laura Westmoreland Gariepy, Emily S. Mazure, Jennifer A. McDaniel, and Erin R. White -- Design: why it is important and how to get it right / Nedda H. Ahmed -- Integrating LibGuides into the teaching-learning process / Veronica Bielat, Rebeca Befus, and Judith Arnold -- Creating your first LibGuide / Kenneth Liss -- Adding some pizzazz to your guides / Kathy Gaynor -- Helping users help themselves: maximizing LibAnswers usage / Aaron Tay -- Using statistical gathering tools to determine effectiveness and accountability / Lora Baldwin and Sue A. McFadden -- Using LibGuides to promote information literacy in a distance education environment / Barbara J. Mann, Julie Lee Arnold, and Joseph Rawson -- Why go mobile? / Mark Ellis, Leslie Adebonojo, and Kathy Campbell -- Showcase of exceptional LibGuides / Sharon Whitfield and Claire Clemens.