We were busy beavers at Springy HQ during the late summer and early fall! Here are a few highlights from the features that have been added recently to LibGuides 2. For a full list, log into your site and check out the Known Issues / Latest Code Release guide in the…
Hello LibraryLand! Springshare’s got a new form/survey builder on the block and it’s a lean, mean, data-gathering machine! LibSurveys is the next iteration of our original ‘Surveys and Forms’ module in LibGuides v1 CMS. We added so many new features, revamped the user interface, made an awesome reporting tool and… voila…
As promised, we released a biggie over the weekend, including widgets, site search, connections to LibSurveys for Surveys & Forms, and an awesome new content type, LibAnswers 2 Widgets. Widgets – bring LibGuides 2 content into any other website (including into guides) using widget embed code. So far, you can create these…
Hey LibGuides v2 Admins – this one’s for you! We pushed out an update to our default templates (for both tabbed nav and side nav) today, which requires some work on your side. 😉 Our code update only updates the default templates – it doesn’t touch your custom templates since…
The library team at Furman University has done some amazing work with customizing LibGuides v2 CMS templates to create a website for The Peter Wexler Digital Museum at Furman University. Even though the site isn’t finished yet, and they’re still customizing their responsive design, they agreed to share it with us. We…
You can now request migrations of your LibGuides v1 content into your LibGuides v2 Beta sites! (We’re not sure who’s more excited right now – you or us! 😉 ) Key Information: Before we even tell you about the awesome reports we have available to you or how to request…
We’ve heard tons of great feedback from librarians who’ve checked out LibGuides v2 – and as always, thanks so much for getting in touch and letting us know what you think! One feature in particular generated more kudos and “Oh wow, that’s awesome!”s than the rest – we’ve heard your…
Are you ready for it? We know you are. 😉 Well, we’re nearly there! We know you have tons of questions, so we’re here to answer the ones we’re getting most often… When will I be able to migrate my LibGuides v1 content into my LibGuides v2 system? We’re working…
Hey everyone – hope you’re all enjoying your LibGuides v2 beta sites! 🙂 We released new code into LibGuides 2 Beta sites yesterday & there are a couple of things that y’all should know as you’re using your systems today: Rich Text Editor Update The first one affects everyone: we…
LibGuides 2 is coming, and everyone’s eager to make the make it happen. The creation of beta sites — a key step in the process — will be getting started soon. (Admin accounts: if you haven’t requested one yet look for the “Request LibGuides 2 beta site” button when you…
