LibGuides at the U of M Libraries

1. Go to https://umn.libapps.com/libguides/.
2. Go to UMN Shibboleth link.
3. Go to LibGuides in the upper left to get back to the main screen.
4. Go to "create guide."
   
    
5. Select "copy content/layout from an existing guide."
6. Select "Blueprint: General Purpose Guide by Amy Drayer."
7. Enter guide description or introduction, unless creating a text box at the top of the page to address the same concept.
8. Select guide type "general purpose guide."
9. Select group assignment "UMN" and share guide content "Internal" (unless you have plans to share beyond UMN Libraries).
10. Select "create guide."
    

1. Go to "Add Box - Column 1."
2. Select "create new box" or "reuse existing box." Instructions for reusing a box can be found in the "Reuse a box" tab of this guide. If creating your own box, add the box name with sentence casing (e.g. Find articles, Find background information). Try to avoid labels based on the source type (e.g. encyclopedias, databases, journals). Box type should be "standard" and position should be "top of the column." Add additional boxes as needed.
3. Add databases, links/assets, or embed videos in the boxes. You can reuse boxes from any guide on various pages the same way you would reuse content from the reusable boxes guide. (For more information on adding these types of materials, check out the "Add or edit a link/asset" tab or the "Add a book or journal" tab of this guide. For information on how to add photos and videos, visit the "Add a photo or video" tab of this guide.)
   
   Note: When adding a link/asset/widget, you get the option to "link" or to "copy." In general, we want to have them linked so that if one box is updated centrally, they are all updated. If it is copied, each individual link will need to be updated separately.

Edit the URL to make it friendly and logical. These are not created automatically. To do this, select the edit pencil next to "URL" and add the course designator/course number.

Friendly URL styles: 

• Subject guides: /subject-name
  Example: https://ulibguides.umn.edu/english
• Course guides: /course/SUBJ/NUMBER
  Example: https://libguides.umn.edu/course/ENGL/1001
• General and Topic guides: /guide-name
  Example: https://libguides.umn.edu/research-basics

Select the "Unpublished" dropdown, which will create a pop up. From here, you can change the status. 

Published means the guide is searchable by Canvas, by Google, and will show up in a LibGuides search. (We're working on making Guides more findable!) 

Private means the guide is only accessible if you have a direct link to the Guide.