FIU Libraries: LibGuide Sustainability &amp; Troubleshooting: LibGuide Group & Type Assignments

Fixing the Style of Your Guide: Group Assignments/ Guide Types

LibGuides (Public)
Guide Types

Major LibGuide Issue Troublemaker: Incorrect Group Assignment

Check the Group Assignment
- It may default to another Group when you are creating a new guide
Doublecheck and Always Choose "LibGuides (Public)"
- With the use of this Group
  - Aligns your guide with the styling (CSS) associated with our public-facing Libguides
  - Creates consistency within the platform of our guide's font, headings, layout, etc.
  - Ensures accessibility options are engaged with the style guide
For findability, this places your guide on the publicly browsable & searchable "LibGuides" page.
Safeguards' against past issues that have been resolved in this iteration
- In other Group assignments, there may be issues that cause it to act "wonky"
- If your guide is acting buggy, doublecheck the Group

Type/Group

LibGuides by Subject or Course
Browse library guides by topic, subject, or course with an option to search by keyword.

Group Assignment: REQUIRED for Usability

Guide Type & Group

Guide Types: SUGGESTED for Findability

General Guides: Guides created to help you navigate through the general research process
Course & Assignment Guides: Pages created to guide you through specific assignments or courses
Subject & Topic Guides: Guides covering general subject areas, specific topics, and/or disciplines
Collections & Services: Not for regular LibGuide creation, please contact admin.
Internal Guide: Guides created for use by Librarians and other Library Staff (These are "Fully Restricted" - will not appear in the index of the public guide and can only be accessed when logged in to the LibApps system)
Template Guide: Use for Blueprint guides.

guide group

Other "Top of Guide" Requirements

Must Haves:

Guide Name
Group Assignment: LibGuides (Public)
Friendly URL
Subject(s)

Top of the Guide required

Guide Name: REQUIRED for Findability

The Guide Name (or title) will appear at the top of the guide and in all lists of guides throughout your site.

Keep it succinct, yet meaningful, to make your guides easy to scan and find.

Friendly URL: REQUIRED for Usability

Choose a friendly URL for user-friendly sharing
Friendly URLs make it easier to share & remember guide links
Each page can also have its own friendly URL

Example: https://library.fiu.edu/citation/apa

The friendly URL may only contain alphanumeric characters, dashes, forward-slashes, and underscores. While uppercase letters are supported, we recommend using lowercase letters to keep things simple.

Subject(s): REQUIRED for Findability

Add subject associations to your guide by clicking on the pencil icon in the top left corner next to Subjects
Please associate your guide with at least one subject for findability

Floor		Resources
One		Center for Academic Success: University Learning/Testing Center Electronic Classroom Broadcast Video Productions Resource for Education Technology UTS - Media Equipment Services Distance Learning Electronic Classroom Instructional Photography & Graphics
Two		Information & Research Services Curriculum & Juvenile Collection LACiC - Latin American and Caribbean Center Government Documents GIS-RS Center & Teaching Lab Maps & Imagery User Statistics
Three		Periodicals & Newspapers Laptop Lounge Honors College Student Resource Center College of Medicine Library Copiers Systems
Four		College of Medicine Special Collections & Archivese Academic Space Management School of Social Work Study Area
Five		Audiovisual Collection Diaz Ayala Collection Architecture and Fine Arts (General Collection and Periodical Section N) Music (General Collection and Periodical Section M) Music Listening Room Music CAI Center Spanish Resource Center Group Study Rooms
Six		Quiet Study Space Group Study Rooms General Collection HJ-L & P-Z Oversized Books
Seven		General Collection A-HG Quiet Study Floor Group Study Rooms
Eight		Library Administration Collection Management Digital Collections Center

Floor		Resources
One		Circulation Course Reserves Intercampus/Interlibrary Loan Information and Research Services Center for Excellence in Writing Communication Arts Studio Computer Labs/Copiers
Two		Microforms Periodicals Juvenile Collection Oversize Collection Video Collection Government Documents Reference Workroom Reference Collection Copiers
Three		General Collection, A-Z Library Administration

LibGuide Sustainability & Troubleshooting

Fixing the Style of Your Guide: Group Assignments/ Guide Types

Major LibGuide Issue Troublemaker: Incorrect Group Assignment

Check the Group Assignment

It may default to another Group when you are creating a new guide

Doublecheck and Always Choose "LibGuides (Public)"

With the use of this Group

Aligns your guide with the styling (CSS) associated with our public-facing Libguides

Creates consistency within the platform of our guide's font, headings, layout, etc.

Ensures accessibility options are engaged with the style guide

For findability, this places your guide on the publicly browsable & searchable "LibGuides" page.

Safeguards' against past issues that have been resolved in this iteration

In other Group assignments, there may be issues that cause it to act "wonky"

If your guide is acting buggy, doublecheck the Group

Group Assignment: REQUIRED for Usability

Guide Types: SUGGESTED for Findability

General Guides: Guides created to help you navigate through the general research process

Course & Assignment Guides: Pages created to guide you through specific assignments or courses

Subject & Topic Guides: Guides covering general subject areas, specific topics, and/or disciplines

Collections & Services: Not for regular LibGuide creation, please contact admin.

Internal Guide: Guides created for use by Librarians and other Library Staff (These are "Fully Restricted" - will not appear in the index of the public guide and can only be accessed when logged in to the LibApps system)

Template Guide: Use for Blueprint guides.

Other "Top of Guide" Requirements

Must Haves:

Guide Name

Group Assignment: LibGuides (Public)

Friendly URL

Subject(s)

Guide Name: REQUIRED for Findability

The Guide Name (or title) will appear at the top of the guide and in all lists of guides throughout your site.

Keep it succinct, yet meaningful, to make your guides easy to scan and find.

Friendly URL: REQUIRED for Usability

Choose a friendly URL for user-friendly sharing

Friendly URLs make it easier to share & remember guide links

Each page can also have its own friendly URL

Example: https://library.fiu.edu/citation/apa

Subject(s): REQUIRED for Findability

Add subject associations to your guide by clicking on the pencil icon in the top left corner next to Subjects

Please associate your guide with at least one subject for findability

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