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LibGuides 2.0 Toolkit

LibGuides are a content management and publishing system used to curate knowledge and share information with our community. By creating Guides on any topic or subject, we are helping patrons gain access to library resources and needed information.

Key Terms

Guides are the outermost component that functions as a mini-website on a topic or subject. They contain pages, boxes, and content.

Published Guides are designed to provide guidance on resources relevant to a specific topic or subject (e.g. Business, Food, Government, Law, etc.). These will all be linked and made accessible to our community post-migration of recommended websites to LibGuides 2.0.

Internal Guides are made to be shared and used by staff within Pikes Peak Library District. They will not show up on the library's website and may only be viewed after logging into your account. 

Pages provide an organized structure for your guide. Each page should contain boxes with relevant content. 

Boxes contain the content you want to share with users. There are four different types: standard, tabbed, gallery, and user profile.

Content Items are your assets. They are the smallest piece of your LibGuide and include text, links, databases, books, videos, media/widgets, RSS feeds, polls, etc.

Assets are content objects that contain a piece of information that can be reused across several guides.

* Please refer to the "Adding Content" page for more information on these assets.

Getting Started

Step 1. Go to Home, then select Create Guide.

Step 2. Fill out the form. Under the Choose Layout or Reuse tab, select either Start Fresh or Copy content/layout from an existing guide. If you are copying from an existing guide, make sure to ask permission. There is already a Nav Layouts display set as System Default, with blue as a color theme. At this time, you will also want to provide a Guide Name and Description.

Step 3. Make sure to choose the appropriate Guide Type for your new guide before clicking on Create Guide. It will auto-set to General Purpose. There are four different types that we will be using. They are as follows:

  1. General Purpose - guides that provide general information on a collection or service at the library
  2. Subject - research guides that provide guidance on resources relevant to a broad subject
  3. Topic - guides that present information and resources on a central theme or research area
  4. Internal - guides made to be shared and used by staff only; these guides do not show up on the library's website and may only be viewed when logged into your account

  *Remember to be professional, use common, simple terms, and stick to one or two fonts. 

Examples

For examples from other libraries, click on the following:

East Baton Rouge Parish Public Library

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

South Carolina State Library

If you are interested in guides created by PPLD Librarians, then click on one of the options below.