LibGuides v2 servers will be down for planned upgrades for about 90 minutes on Friday, February 13th starting at 10pm U.S. EST / 7pm PST. Why the down time for this release? Well, we’re making some updates that require database changes while no one is using the system. 🙂 This…
Admin Stuff Use Your Library’s Syndetics ID for Cover Art – If you’re a Syndetics customer, you can now add your Syndetics ID to LibGuides! Any new Books from the Catalog that you add will use your images. Previously-added Books from the Catalog will stll use the default set of…
Import New Database Assets We are super excited to announce that it’s now possible to import database assets into your LibGuides 2 A-Z list using an Excel spreadsheet. Â Just go to Content > Assets > A-Z Databases List > Import Databases and choose Excel XML spreadsheet to get started. You’ll…
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…
Guides with bright primary colors? Check! Guides with cartoon videos? Check! Guides with links to PBS and Scholastic? Annnd check! Did you know that libraries serving the smaller set are using LibGuides? Yes, LibGuides from Springshare can be for kids, too. LibGuides allows school librarians and media specialists to select…
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…
