RLML Department Guide Template
"Department" Library Liaison
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How to use this Guide
This guide is designed to be used by RLML librarians as a template for Departmental LibGuides. [Links to the individual guide pages w/short descriptions are added below]
- ArticlesFrequently-used journals and databases in (insert Department).
- BooksNew books on (insert Department).
- Clerkship ResourcesE-Texts and other resources used during your clerkship in "Department"
- Board & Clerkship ReviewsSources to study for your (insert Department). exams
- Continuing Medical EducationLinks to subject-specific CME.
- Mobile Apps & Online ResourcesDigital resources specific to the department
- OrganizationsDepartment-specific associations, agencies, and organizations
[SUGGESTION: In this box (on the HOME page), provide an overview of the Departmental guide. "This allows users to see a brief description of each page before clicking on it. This is especially useful for screen reader users, which don’t have the benefit of scanning the page and quickly correcting if they end up in the wrong place." (G. Maixner, 2/7/19 email)
Best Bets
Best Bets:
If you are short on time, these resources are your best bet for this topic.
- Best of LibGuides Tips & TricksThis is a LibGuides "Greatest Hits" from the last 29 editions (six years) of Springy's Tips & Tricks regular article in Springshare newsletters
Using Libguides to Enhance Library Services by ISBN: 9781555708801Publication Date: 2013-01-01Helps you organize web pages, improve students' research experience and learning, and offers an online community of librarians sharing their work and ideas.
[SUGGESTION: On the Home Page, provide a "Best Bets"/Quick Links box, so users who need less direction can get to the resources more quickly. For more on this, consult Springshare's 2016 blog article. Include 3-5 links to various types of resources.]
3 most recent articles on LibGuides in PubMed
Click on the Website link (above) for the complete PubMed search of "LibGuide*[All Fields]"
[SUGGESTION: Consider creating a PubMed search on your topic and adding an RSS Feed like the one above.]
Here are the directions:
- “Create RSS” in PubMed after you create the search you want.
- In your LibGuide, you ADD an RSS Feed:
- Give it whatever name you want.
- Then drag the orange XML link (in PubMed) into: Feed URL (in LibGuide)
- So you only display three article titles, choose: "Click on the 'i' icon" and type "3" in the box next to "Items to Display"
- Make sure NO boxes are checked next to: Proxy Options
Mapped Boxes
FYI: There are four mapped boxes in this template. They are:
- Home Page - "Get Help" box
- Articles Page - "Search articles & journals" box
- Books Page - "IUCAT" box
- Mobile Apps & Online Resources - "Mobile App Resources" box (FROM: Mobile Resources Guide > Additional Resources > "Mobile App Libraries" box)
[INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS BOX]
Copy this box, do not map.
Delete the irrelevant CC license, only use one.
Enter your name and link to your email for authorship of guide. If you do not wish to claim authorship, you can put Ruth Lilly Medical Library.
It is recommended to make this a "floating box".
This work is by [Creator 1-link to email] and [creator 2-link to email] and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
This work is by [Creator 1-link to email] and [creator 2-link to email] and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.