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Kiss Your Handouts Goodbye: Resources

How LibGuides Can Revolutionize Your Instruction - ATLA 2010 Annual Conference. This guide was originally created by Michelle Spomer.

Articles

Cervone, F. (2003). The open source option. Library Journal, 128(12), 8-12.

Corrado, E.M., & Frederick, K.A. (2008). Free and open source options for creating database-driven subject guides. Code{4}
      Lib Journal, 2
(2008-03-24). Retrieved May 28, 2010, from http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/47.

Harris, L., Garrison, J., & Frigo, E. (2009). At the crossroads: Bringing the tenure and promotion process into the Digital Age.
      College & Research Libraries News, 70(8), 465-468. Retrieved June 2, 1020, from
      http://crln.acrl.org/content/70/8/465.full?sid=58768bb6-1523-4a07-ab1c-1911379ef67f.

Strutin, M. (2008). Making research guides more useful and more well used. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 
      (Fall 2008). Retrieved June 2, 2010, from http://www.istl.org/08-fall/article5.html.

Trappler, T.J. (2009). Is there such a thing as free software?: The pros and cons of open-source software. Educause
      Quarterly, 32
(2). Retrieved June 8, 2010, from http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/
      EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/IsThereSuchaThingasFreeSoftwar/174575.

Blog Posts About LibGuides

Bivens-Tatum, W. (2010, March 8). LibGuides for library school. Message posted to
      https://blogs.princeton.edu/librarian/2010/03/.

Daly, E. (2010, February 26). What do our users think of all those LibGuides? Message posted to
      http://blogs.library.duke.edu/dukelibrariesinstruction/2010/02/26/what-do-our-users-think-of-all-of-those-libguides/.

Farkas, M. (2010, February 2). LibGuides: We love it, but do our patrons? Message posted to
      http://www.sociallibraries.com/sp10/node/1558.

Francoeur, S. (2009-2010). Newman library idea lab: LibGuides tagged items. Messages posted to
      http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/idealab/tag/libguides/.

Groom, J. (2009, November 6). Create your own LibGuides with WordPress. Message posted to
      http://bavatuesdays.com/2009/11/page/3/.

Hagedorn, K. (2009, December 16). LibGuides usability report. 
      Message posted to http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/blt/archives/2009/12/.

Hamilton, B. (2010, April 16). Top ten reasons I love LibGuides. Message posted to
      http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/.

Mathews, B. (2010, May 19). Redesigning your website? Why not use LibGuides as your Content Management System?
      Message posted to http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/the_ubiquitous_librarian/2010/05/index.html.

Nellums, O. (2010, March 4). Thank you note to Springshare. Message posted to
      http://librarianscommute.blogspot.com/2010/03/thank-you-note-to-springshare.html.

Springshare. (n.d.). Reviews & Examples. Retrieved June 3, 2010, from http://springshare.com/libguides/reviews.html.

Steiner, V. (2010, February 17). It's no secret that I ♥ LibGuides. Message posted to
      http://www.sociallibraries.com/sp10/node/1535.

Trainor, C. (2008, June 26). LibGuides presentation for BIGWIG is finally UP! Message posted to http://citegeist.com/?p=436.

Other Blog Posts

Farkas, M. (2007, October 24). The long road towards subject guide 2.0. Message posted to
      http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2007/10/24/.

Kroski, E. (2007, October 1). A librarian's guide to creating 2.0 subject guides. Message posted to
      http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2007/page/7/.

Metropolitan Library System. (2008, August 26). Open source subject guide tools. Message posted to
      http://consultingblog.mls.lib.il.us/?p=45.

Novus. (2009, June 20). Using netvibes in libraries. Message posted to http://infosherpas.com/libr246-11/node/868.

Tay, A. (2009, April 29). Subject guides on web 2.0 startup pages - 12 widgets. Message posted to
      http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2009/04/innovative-subject-guides.html.

LibGuide Examples

In addition to the examples below, you'll find "best of" lists from Springshare here and here. All Azusa Pacific University LibGuides can be found here.

Subject Guides

History of Christianity Guide
Yale University Divinity School

How to Do a Word Study Without Knowing Hebrew or Greek
Azusa Pacific University

Interpretation of the Old Testament
Emory University

Theological Resources
Loyola Marymount University

Course Guides

RELI 3321: Religion and the Holocaust
Southern Methodist University

RTS 1001 Intro. to Religious & Theological Studies
Merrimack College

UBBL230 (Luke/Acts)
Azusa Pacific University

"How To" Guides

How to do Scripture Research in APU Databases
Azusa Pacific University

How-To Resources
Emory University

Other Uses of LibGuides

A-Z List of SJSU Articles and Databases
San José Public Libraries & San José State University Library

Bobst Library Renovation
New York University

CFEP Guide for Librarians
Azusa Pacific University

Harvey A. Andruss Library Website
Bloomsburg University

Presentation: LibGuides - Web Tools to Enhance Information Fluency
Diane Schrecker (Ashland University Library)

Learning Resources Center Homepage
Tulsa Community College

New Faculty Library Orientation
Ashland University

University Archives
University of Southern California

LibGuides on Creating LibGuides

How Tos and Guidelines from the Community
by Springshare

LibGuide: Quickstart Help & Standards
by Tanya Rogoschewsky (Dr. John Archer Library, University of Regina)

LibGuides Authoring
by Bruce Jensen (Rohrbach Library, Kutztown University)

LibGuides Tips & Tricks
by Rich Gause (University of Central Florida Libraries)

Online Subject Guide Software

Drupal - a free, open source content management platform (mostly used to create websites).
         Example: McMaster University: Subject & Course Guides

LibGuides - a commercial, web 2.0 publishing platform (mostly used for subject guides).
         Example: LibGuide Examples

Library a la Carte - free, open source software (mostly used for subject guides).
         Example: Oregon State University Libraries Research Guides

MediaWiki - free, open source wiki software (used to create wikis). 
         Example: Ohio University Libraries Biz Wiki

Netvibes - free, open source, web-based "dashboard" software (mostly used to create personal pages).
         Example: Central Medical Library UMCG

Pageflakes - free, web-based "dashboard" software (mostly used to create personal pages).
         Example: Deb's Education Curriculum Resource Subject Guide

SubjectsPlus - free, open source software (used for subject guides).
         Example: Central Washington University

WordPress - a free, open source publishing platform (mostly used for blogging). 
         Example: Cal State University Bakersfield

Other Web Resources

Farkas, M. (n.d.). Open source software. Retrieved from http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Open_Source_Software.

Hennig, N. (2008, Fall). Research guides (LibGuides) usability results - Fall 2008. Retrieved from
      http://libstaff.mit.edu/usability/2008/libguides-summary.html.

Horne, A., & Adams, S. (2009). Do the outcomes justify the buzz?: An assessment of LibGuides at Cornell University and
      Princeton University. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/smadams/do-the-outcomes-justify-the-buzz-an-
      assessment-of-libguides-at-cornell-university-and-princeton-university.

Liss, K. (2008). Libguides librarians: In and out of the box. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/kliss/libguides-librarians.

Morris, S.E., & Del Bosque, D. (2009). Getting more from your subject guides by going 2.0. Retrieved from
      http://www.mpla.us/documents/handouts/2009/morris.pdf

Tay, A. (n.d.). Creating dynamic subject guides: towards subject guide 2.0. Retrieved from
      http://prezi.com/m7bhn1depgny/creating-dynamic-subject-guides-towards-subject-guide-20/

Springshare Links

Springshare Lounge

LibGuides License Agreement

Libraries Using LibGuides