One more reminder that Springshare will be attending the ACRL conference in Seattle this upcoming weekend. Please visit us at Booth #639 and be sure to bring your questions and suggestions related to LibGuides! More importantly, there are seven (!!) presentations discussing real-world examples of LibGuides and its impact on…
Last week, Mazen Khoury and Kristiana Burk presented the final session in the ‘user experience’ webinar series. Many innovative ideas were presented during these sessions, and the response from the LibGuides user community has been overwhelmingly positive. We at Springshare would like to thank Kristiana and HowStuffWorks.com for all the…
LibGuides / HowStuffWorks user webinar #8 – the last of the current series – is scheduled for this Thursday at 3pm Eastern. The Information Amusement Park: Make Learning Fun: Discovering information doesn’t have to be boring. Learn how to incorporate different types of marketing and browsing techniques, editorial calendars, scavenger…
LibGuides / HowStuffWorks user webinar #7 – “Taking it to the Next Level: Layered Content” – is scheduled for this Thursday at 3pm Eastern. You’ve pulled together your first set of subject guides using some of the core resources from your collection. Learn how to use “layered content” like image…
Please join me on January 27th at 2pm Eastern for the first Open LibGuides Training Webinar! This Training Session will focus on the basic steps of creating guides, adding content, and managing your LibGuides page via the new Command Bar. Reservations are not required, although you are welcome to RSVP…
A quick scan of the conference program for the upcoming ACRL meeting in Seattle shows an impressive four sessions dedicated to LibGuides! Reinventing Research Guides: LibGuides at Two Academic Libraries Guides to Go: Using LibGuides to Deliver Information From Static to Dynamic: Using LibGuides to Create Discipline-Specific Research Guides at…
LibGuides / HowStuffWorks user webinar #6 – “Serving a New Generation: Exploring Web 2.0 and Beyond” – is scheduled for this Thursday at 3pm Eastern. For more information about attending this free webinar, please visit the events page at the Springshare Lounge.
The “Organizing Content for Success: Taxonomies for the Everyday User” webinar last week was a great success! For those of you that were unable to attend, the session video is available online at for no charge. Our 3rd webinar – “It’s all about the User: Practical Personas” – is scheduled for…
As many of you know, we are currently conducting a series of “User Experience” webinars in cooperation with the super-cool and very knowledgeable Kristiana Burk of HowStuffWorks.com. We will record and archive these (as well as all future LibGuides webinars) so that you can watch them offline if unable to participate….
The excellently titled “Research Guides Remixed” – hosted by Steven from Princeton University and Margaret from Oregon State – will cover the creation of research guides via LibGuides as well as Oregon’s ICAP. Part of the ACRL College Science Librarian’s Discussion Group, the session takes place Sunday, June 29th, 2008 …
