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Tales From the Co-Op: October Exchanges

October 29, 2024 | By Kelsey
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The newest edition of Tales From the Co-Op is here! If you missed the most recent post in this series, be sure to catch up with the September Exchanges. The LibAnswers 24/7 Chat Cooperative provides your library with continuous, reliable chat coverage through LibChat, staffed by expert librarians with MLS degrees and cooperative members from partner libraries worldwide. Whether your librarians are busy, it’s after hours, or you’re focusing on in-person services, the Co-Op ensures your patrons get immediate, high-quality assistance whenever they need it. By participating in the 24/7 Co-Op, you guarantee seamless support for your patrons, no matter the circumstances….

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Monthly LibGuides Stats – January 2009

February 1, 2009 | By Marc

Here are the most recent stats for the LibGuides community! Community Sites: 492 Librarian Accounts: 8236 Total Guides: 25,962 Total Pages: 163,486 Unique Visitors: 327,142 Page Views: 10,615,000 !!

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Wrapping Up A Successful Webinar Series

January 28, 2009 | By Marc
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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 hard work that went into creating these sessions, and we look forward to working with them in the future! For…

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User Experience Webinar Reminder

January 21, 2009 | By Marc

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 hunts, polls, and more to encourage page views and return visitors. -and- Mix It Up: a Thematic Approach to Organizing…

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User Experience Webinar Reminder

January 14, 2009 | By Marc

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 galleries, top 10 lists, quizzes and more to drive page views while creating a more holistic view of a topic….

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LibGuides Basic Training – Jan 27th

January 14, 2009 | By Springshare

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 via the Springshare Lounge if you would like to let us know you will be attending. To join the meeting:…

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LibGuides Related Presentations at ACRL

January 13, 2009 | By Marc

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 West Virginia University Libraries Do the Outcomes Justify the Buzz?: An Assessment of LibGuides at Cornell University and Princeton University…

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User Experience Webinar Reminder

January 6, 2009 | By Marc

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.

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Monthly LibGuide Stats – December 2008

January 1, 2009 | By Marc

Its time to wrap up 2008 – an exceptional year for the LibGuides community!  In addition to the community totals, we have also included our 2007 totals and the percentage growth for each row, so you can see the progress we all made this year.   2008 Total 2007 Total Growth Rate Community Sites: 464 88 427% Librarian Accounts: 7603 1188 539% Total Guides: 23,202 3740 520% Total Pages: 145,902…

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Monthly LibGuides Stats – November 2008

December 1, 2008 | By Marc

Here are the most recent stats for the LibGuides community! Community Sites: 428 Librarian Accounts: 7201 Total Guides: 21,553 Total Pages: 134,521 Unique Visitors: 354,656 Page Views: 8.79 MM

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Internet Explorer Browser Caching Issue

November 24, 2008 | By Slaven
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In the last few weeks we had several problem reports where users said that the previously deleted content magically reappears on their guides, or that text entered into the rich text editor reverts to its previous version (and/or that text changes are not being saved), or that the list of tabs is not updating after making changes to it, etc. All these (and a few other) issues have one thing in common (and…

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