LibGuide Version 2.0

To add a RSS feed:

1. Choose RSS Feed from the Add/Reorder dropdown.

2. Either choose create a New Feed or click the Reuse Existing Feed to use an existing RSS Feed asset.

3. Give it a name and add the URL for the feed.

4. You can also choose how many feed items should be displayed, how the description for each post should be displayed, proxy settings, set the asset's position, and/or associate Subjects with the asset.

Getting to the Image Manager

• Via LibApps - from the LibApps Dashboard, click the image Manager link in the orange command bar.

Or

• Via the Content Menu - In LiibGuides, go to Content > Image Manager and you'll see the same exact screen as in LibApps.

• When uploading an image be sure that it is the appropriate size for displaying on a web page. Large images can take a long time to load, especially on mobile devices. This applies to both resolution (ex. 100px by 100px) and file size (ex. 1.4MB). LibGuides will allow you to upload images up to 5MB. For more information on optimizing images for the web, check out this article from Google Developers.
  • Best File Formats
    • GIF - smallest format; best for graphics such as charts, bullet points, icons, buttons, and textual details.
    • PNG - larger than GIF but smaller than JPEG; best for screenshots, buttons, and icons.
    • JPEG - largest file and takes longer to load: best for photographs and images needing high resolution.
• Crop or resize images if necessary. Remember that large images take longer to load on mobile devices.
• Don't forget to name your image and give it a name that makes sense so it can be found quickly.
• Be sure to use the alt text field option. Why? It is the text the screen reader sees and reads to the user. It also is the text used for the SEO (Search Engine Optimization). You do not need to write a paragraph, but it does need to illustrate why you included the image.  Just think about the image and what is going one. For example: "Basset -  hound dog with long ears and short legs" is better than "dog." If the image is purely decorative leave the alt text field blank. If you are using a screenshot or graphic for instructional purposes, add a caption to the alt text that explains what the image is demonstrating, i.e. "the chart above illustrates the daily consumption of lattes by librarians."
• Organize your images into folders so you can find them without sifting through pages of images. You can easily move an image between folders by clicking on the thumbnail properties and changing the folder name.

Once you have your box added to the guide, it's time to add content and images can easily be added in Rich Text/HTML content.

• Using the gear icon, select
• Click on the add image icon, in the text box

• In the pop-up, click on Browse Server
• Locate the image on your computer - Make sure to check the "SAVE image to my Image Library" and add a few words describing the image.
• You can also locate the image from your Image Manager by clicking on the thumbnail. Be sure to use the alt text field to describe the image for retrieval purposes and for SEO. (Refer back to the Best Practices tab for more information).

Video offers many opportunities to enhance educational subject guides. Adding a video to a LibGuide is easy.

1. Create a new box and give it a title. For the type of box, choose "media/widget."
2. Inside the Create New Widget box you have the option to add text and embed a video clip code.
3. Add whatever text you want to appear above the clip using the "add text" option.
4. Enter the video script code, usually found near the video if it was put online and you are using it. If it is original content, you'll need to set the code to display the video.
5. To add additional videos, go to "edit video link" and in the pop-up with the current code, space a few times and insert the next video's code.

Below is an example embedded video I created on YouTube.

Podcasts allow you upload audio files for users to listen to from their computer or mobile device. Examples of how to use Podcasts in LibGuides are tutorials or subject specific Podcasts. To add an existing Podcast to your LibGuide, follow the steps below.

1. Create a new box, select Add RSS Feed.
2. Give it a name, add the feed URL, and select how many items you want to display at one time.
3. To find the feed URL, right click on RSS feed subscribe and copy link address and then paste it in.
4. Change the default description display to HOVER so the code won't display and clutter up the guide.

Below is the Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips Podcast I subscribed to. I am only showing the first 4 Podcasts at a time.