LibGuides at Loyola Marymount University (LMU)

Susan Gardner (susan.gardner@lmu.edu)Head of Reference & Instruction, LMU

Using LibGuides since 2008 Currently 315 total LibGuides 179 public guides; 89 private guides; 47

unpublished A unique LibGuide exists for each major and

minor area of study Embedded libraryh3lp chat widget into each

LibGuide

Loyola Marymount University (LMU)

Types of LibGuides

Course Guides: BIOLOGY 111; ENGL 110

Subject Guides:Communication Studies

Citation Guide:Citation Styles

Guides for Faculty:Copyright; Information Literacy

Reading:Jewish Studies Book Club

Workshops:Wikipedia

Event Guides:Faculty Pub Night

Guide Hits (June 2010 - May 2011)

Ranklast year LibGuide Total

1 1 ENGL 110: College Writing 21,557

2 5 Education 10,315

3 2 Citation Styles 8,919

4 3 BIOL 112: General Biology II Laboratory 6,771

5 8 Communication Studies 6,470

6 -MBA - Masters in Business Administration 6,144

7 10 Art Therapy 5,710

8 - International Business 5,002

9 - AMCS 110: Intro to American Cultures 4,920

10 4 Management 4,852

Statistics: Top 10 LibGuides

ranklast year LibGuide Total

1 1 ENGL 110: College Writing 21557

2 2 BIOL 112: General Biology II Laboratory 6771

3 5 AMCS 110: Intro. to American Cultures 4920

4 3 ENGL 140: Intro. to Fiction 4606

5 4 CMST 100: Intro. to Public Speaking 3307

6 9 EDES 5001: Educational Psychology 3181

7 -CMST 140: Business & Professional Communication 2065

8 - THST 160: Intro. to Christian Ethics 1730

9 - ENGL 130: Intro. to Poetry 1710

10 - CMST 130: Argumentation & Debate 1485

Statistics: Top 10 Course Guides

June 3264July 5257August 5328September 31655October 22611November 19010December 9704January 14734February 19388March 15843April 17853May 6558

171,205

Statistics: Hits by Month

Opportunities & Challenges

Opportunities

Accommodates different learning styles

Increased interactivity Hosted system Reusable content Persistent URLs Statistics easy to run Easy to use/no coding

Challenges

Updating a challenge when links/content change

Standardization of “look and feel” a challenge vs. desire for creativity

Statistics on calendar year, not academic year

Marketing

LibGuide used in every library instruction class

Linked from the “Get Help” page and the library A-Z index

Used to market library events, collections, etc.

Direct Link in LMU’s Blackboard Course Management Template

Faculty quote “The LibGuide for my course is of maximum value…I am thankful”

Several guides nominated for Springshare’s “Best of…Community” Guide Site

ENGL 110 Guide received ACRL PRIMO Award in 2009

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