Using LibGuides (For Librarians)  Tags: librarians professionals library_science educators  

But... the other goes directly to the URL when you click the tab. This is a choice when setting up a tab or page (synonymous terms in LibGuides parlance). That is, you can create the page so that it automatically links to another site in a new window...or just leave the URL space blank and you get a blank page in which to insert content boxes, which are the basis for the LibGuides template.

This is the "Rich Text" box type. I can enter and format text in the default rich text editor, as I'm doing now, or...

I can go into the HTML editor as I'm doing right now and type in text with HTML code...e.g. this hotlink, in boldface, which opens the HCC LibGuides Home Page in a new window. Browse by Subjects (or choose Authors), or Tags.

The templates in LibGuides can guide anyone step-by-step and they can be used as-is. Or...depending on how tech-savvy you are...you can make them as fancy as you want.

More about making the most of the templates in HowTos/Best Practices.

Here are our favorite course and assignment pathfinders. Click the "i" button for comments by the author. 

To see guides we've done that differ from this most common use of the system, click the tab at the top, "Other" Uses of LibGuides.