LibGuides Examples & Reviews
Check out these cool examples of LibGuides to see what's possible. We have also listed LibGuides reviews from around the web. Enjoy!
Examples
- History Research @ Acadia. Combines RSS feeds, library resources, database search, and an online chat with a subject specialist.
- Physics & Astronomy @ Washington University. One word - wow!. Physics & Astronomy resources by WUSTL Librarians.
- Nursing @ UAlberta. Wonderfully presented set of resources and starting points for Nursing research.
- Company Information @ Boston College. A comprehensive resource about researching companies, compiled by Sonia Ensins.
- Film & Media Arts @ Temple. Wow! So much great information - LibGuides at its best. Note the search boxes for various databases.
- Business Library 2.0 @ Univ. of Florida. Peter McKay, business librarian at the UF created an amazing business-research website.
- Citation Guide. From the librarians at Dixie State College.
- How Do I Conduct Literary Research by Brendan Rapple @ Boston College.
- Anne Frank: A History for Today by Lorene Flanders @ Univ. of West Georgia. Using LibGuides to create and share content related to conferences and meetings.
- Election 2008 by Heather Loehr @ Hanover College. Heather created a wonderfully useful LibGuide with relevant resources for local, state, and national elections. A must see (and a must vote!)
For even more examples of awesome guides created in the system please check out Best Of LibGuides system.
Reviews
- LibGuides conference presentation by Ashland University Librarians
- AzLA presentation about LibGuides by Scottsdale CC Librarians
- LibGuides lives up to the hype by Gonzobrarian
- LibGuides for Modern Libraries by Bjorn The Librarian in San Jose, CA
- LibGuides as a great tool for library instruction (and students love it) by Chris Clouser at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- LibGuides - Worth a Look by The School Library Journal
- LibGuides review by "ratcatcher" medical librarian blogger
- LibGuides facebook app & widgets by Ellyssa Krosky
- Take that, Google! by a librarian in Australia (thanks for the kudos ;)
- A nice thing about LibGuides... by Jan the Librarian (via Twitter)
- LibGuides thoughts by Wayne Bivents-Tatum from Princeton University
- Fun with LibGuides by Terry Ballard from Quinnipiac University
- What are people saying about LibGuides on Twitter, you ask? Check it out.
- LibGuides as a must-have resource for the library instruction programs. by Olivia Nellums at Camden County College
- Check out point #6 from a library's 2008-2009 action plan, about the fantastic response from faculty and students regarding LibGuides
- LibGuides - Enterprise 2.0 for the Library by Ben McCallum
- LibGuides are the best idea used in the library by @refchef (via Twitter)
- Springshare as a vendor - kind words by Brad Matthies @ Butler University
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