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LibGuides: LibGuides: Research & BeyondResearch & Beyond
Oklahoma Library Association Conference
March 29, 2012
Chelsea Baker, Instruction & Circulation LibrarianEast Central University
Dana Belcher, Assistant Library DirectorEast Central University
LibGuides TimelineLibGuides Timeline
• April 26, 2011: Acquired system
• Summer 2011: Customized the system & developed standards & templates
• September 15, 2011: Subject guides created for each liaison area
• Fall 2011: Began creating course guides for each instruction session
Subject Guides—Before Subject Guides—Before
Subject Guides—After Subject Guides—After
Course GuidesCourse Guides
Library Website TimelineLibrary Website Timeline
• January 2007: Innovative WebRefresher• ACRL’s College Library Section –
College Library Website of the Month
• September 2011: Began library website redesign process through Innovative WebRefresher
– Design– Information architecture
DesignDesign
Information ArchitectureInformation Architecture
UseUser
Information Architecture: Information Architecture: Multiple Access PointsMultiple Access Points
Old Information OrganizationOld Information Organization
Only access point
for catalogOnly access point unless
you KNEW to look in
Departments or elsewhere
Have to return to this
page to get to this
information
New OrganizationNew Organization
Multiple access points to ALL information
based on type of user
Appears on ALL webpages
Rotating pictures
PUSH information Access points repeated in USER
buttons
Repeated in all guides
Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast
LibGuides as our CMSLibGuides as our CMS
LibGuides as our CMS: LibGuides as our CMS: Instant Statistics Instant Statistics
Guide/Page January February March 2012 Total
Faculty & Staff Guide 247 149 131 527
Books, Articles &
More Page 40 17 19 76
Reserves Request
Form 4 6 1 11
• Link-checkers: computer and human
• Linked boxes make updating easy
• Maintenance standards for course & subject guides
LibGuides as our CMS: LibGuides as our CMS: MaintenanceMaintenance
• Responsibility– Information– Pages– Collaboration
• Current step - Reusable Content– All-in-one guide– Separate guide
LibGuides as our CMS: LibGuides as our CMS: Content OwnershipContent Ownership
• Librarian Accessibility
• Linking
LibGuides as our CMS: LibGuides as our CMS: LimitationsLimitations
Lessons LearnedLessons Learned
• Collaboration is king
• Don’t be afraid to use tools in new ways
Next Steps Next Steps
• Sharing ownership
• Google analytics
• Prepare for future redesigns
• Peer and self review
Contact Us! Contact Us! Chelsea Baker
(580) 559-5370
Dana Belcher
(580) 559-5564
http://library.ecok.edu
