LibGuides Best Practices

Once a month:

• Run link checker and fix broken links. (Under Tools in the top Orange Header Bar) See Springshare's Link Checker page for more information. (You'll need to be logged into LibApps to see the page.)

Once a semester:

(August before fall classes start and January before spring classes start are good times.)

• Review content to make sure everything up-to-date.
• Check assets. (Under Content in the top Orange Header Bar)
  • Delete duplicates.
    • Consolidate assets by mapping the links/documents/etc. on guides to the same asset.
  • Delete unused assets. (TIP: When you sort assets by “mapping count” you can quickly limit to those that are in 0 guides, meaning they can safely be deleted.)
  • Ensure names, descriptions, and links are correct.
• Run link checker and fix broken links. (Under Tools in the top Orange Header Bar)
• Review links that are embedded in the text and fix broken links.

Once a year (on a rolling basis), the LibGuides Task Force will peform peer-review of libguides. This involves: providing feedback on  guides, reviewing guides to ensure they comply with best practices, and looking at last updated date to ensure guides have been updated recently. If a guide has not been updated for over a year, the owner may be asked to review the guide.