#libguides — Public Fediverse posts

"LibGuides or Bust? Usability Testing Platforms for Research Guides" https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip30808 #bibliothek #LibGuides #ResearchGuides #websites #UX

"LibGuides or Bust? Usability Testing Platforms for Research Guides"
https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip30808
#bibliothek #LibGuides #ResearchGuides #websites #UX

My family: he works with computers, in a library, that must be a very challenging job.

Me: manually adds 25+ "database not available due to maintenance" messages to #LibGuides while listening to multiple renditions of Zombie.

"Challenging", indeed.

Update. The Data Rescue Project spotlights 13 college and university #libguides on projects to rescue scientific and govt data from #censorship or deletion.
https://www.datarescueproject.org/libraries-supporting-data-rescue/

#DefendResearch #DRP #Libraries #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

Effectiveness of Academic Library Research Guides for Building College Students’ Information Literacy Skills: A Scoping Review https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libraryscience/446/

"Most studies focused on student satisfaction or guide usability as indicators of learning effectiveness, with few assessments of skills acquisition."

#LibGuides

"Developing Inclusive Language and Image Guidance for LibGuides: A Case Study" https://doi.org/10.1080/02763877.2024.2378686 [closed access 🙄]
#library #inclusivity #language #images #LibGuides

"Managing Your Library’s LibGuides: Conducting a Usability Study to Determine Student Preference for LibGuide Design" https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v42i4.16473
#LibGuide #LibGuides #library #information #outreach

"Managing Your Library’s LibGuides: Conducting a Usability Study to Determine Student Preference for LibGuide Design" https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v42i4.16473
#LibGuide #LibGuides #library #information #outreach

"Managing Your Library’s LibGuides: Conducting a Usability Study to Determine Student Preference for LibGuide Design" https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v42i4.16473
#LibGuide #LibGuides #library #information #outreach

"Managing Your Library’s LibGuides: Conducting a Usability Study to Determine Student Preference for LibGuide Design" https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v42i4.16473
#LibGuide #LibGuides #library #information #outreach

"Managing Your Library’s LibGuides: Conducting a Usability Study to Determine Student Preference for LibGuide Design" https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v42i4.16473
#LibGuide #LibGuides #library #information #outreach

Discovered today that Chrome DevTools has a "Local Overrides" option. It saved my behind. I wish Firefox had an option like this, but I'll use any tool available if need be.

https://developer.chrome.com/blog/new-in-devtools-65/#overrides

(I messed up some custom JS in a LibGuides test page that broke (just) that test page in such a way I could no longer access the Guide Custom JS/CSS menu to undo the change. Using local override I was able to disable the borked JS and access the menu again.)

#Chrome #Firefox #DevTools #LibGuides

Here's another good-looking LibGuide on Using generative AI https://deakin.libguides.com/generative-AI/homepage

#ai #LibGuides

AI Linkdump https://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2023/09/ai-linkdump.html

I just came out of a webinar that generated a slew of good-looking links, and was off on Friday, so have a handful of newsletters, also with tasty-looking links. The rest of the day is full, and I fear I may not get to these for some time, so here, maybe you have time!

#distlib #AI #Teaching #Education #Libraries #LibGuides

I didn't know San Diego Zoo has nice fact sheets on #libguides! Here's the #capybara one
https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/capybaras/behavior

#ThanksForTyping: Women's Invisible Labor in #Academia and #Publishing

👉 A Guide to Resources on #Women's Previously Uncredited Work in Academic #Scholarship

https://libguides.adelphi.edu/c.php?g=830205
(#LibGuides at Adelphi University)

For those who use LibGuides, I added a feature request to create a new additional permission that gives full statistics access to a non-admin user. Please vote up if you think this is worthwhile. https://lounge.springshare.com/discussion/1672/additional-permission-full-statistics-access #LibGuides #Springshare #LibTech

New Artificial Intelligence LibGuide https://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2023/02/new-artificial-intelligence-libguide.html #distlib #AI #LibGuides #libraries #ChatGPT

#Library people, please advise?

Folks who build and use #LibGuides, what are your thoughts on images like related photos or artwork on a LibGuide?

Some of my colleagues keep asking for images. I find random images distracting and a waste of space, but I worry that's my super-analytical-left-brain-slash-acetic-aesthetic talking.

What do you say? Yes? No? Neutral? Do they help?

@TradescantiaHub @plants I would contact several #librarians in more than one country. Also, you may already have this, but I love the community search for #libguides, library guides produced on many #research topics: https://community.libguides.com/