Give your guide a friendly URL to help readers find and remember your guide.
How: In the setting choices go into Guide Navigation Layout in the dropdown menu and check Show box-level navigation for selected page
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Use the formatting provided in LibGuides. By doing this you automatically insert the html tags that will make the formatting legible to screen readers. This is especially important for text demonstrating emphasis, like
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Links should add clear value to your guide. Each one should help readers take the next step.
Add links as assets whenever possible (not plain text).
Choose the asset type that best matches the asset type: Link, Book, Database, Widget
Check to see of the book, link, widget, database asset already exists before you add new one. If a database isn't in the database assets list, contact Bob Flatley at Flatley@ kutztown.edu
The text of the link should describe what it is:
✔️ Good: ScienceDirect
❌ Bad: Resource or raw URLs like https://library.kutztown.edu/sciencedirect
Make descriptions visible. Choose Beneath item title in the Description Display field, rather than hiding it behind an "info" icon.
Keep descriptions short and specific. It is also good if the resource helps the reader achieve their goal.
Example: In the Evidence-Based Practice research guide, database links note if the database includes limiters that would help them do that type of research.
We all tell students to cite their sources and our LibGuides should do the same. Reusing content is highly encouraged, but we should also give credit. We also need to cite the resources we consulted to inform our creation of the guide. It helps to show we’re the kind of thoughtful, ethical creators and authors we want our students to be.
Reuse is encouraged. Feel free to copy boxes, pages, or entire guides to save time and maintain consistency.
Give credit when visible. Add a note like: “Adapted from a guide by [Name] ”
Add a source note when reusing from other institutions. Example: “Content adapted from [Guide Title linked], [Library or Author], [Institution].”
Cite the resources you consulted to create the guide. Any LibGuides, articles, books, websites you did not author need to be cited.
Cite all external media. Any images, videos, or direct quotes not created by you must include proper attribution or a link to the original source.
When unsure, link instead of copying. If reuse permissions are unclear, linking to the original content is best.
Acknowledge AI assistance. If you use AI tools (like ChatGPT) to help write or structure content, include a note such as: “This content was developed with the assistance of AI tools and reviewed by a librarian.”
Share your own work openly. Add a creative commons note like: “This guide is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 and may be reused with attribution.”
