new guide using template  

This is where you put the top databases for your subject area.  

• All LibGuide Main Pages should have three column layout on the home page with these:
• Catalog Widget (left top column)
• Box with “Top” Recommended Databases - Best Practice indicates priority is strongly recommended (center top column)
• Link to Library Homepage
• Link to Help - Get help now options
• Profile Box should say “Your Librarian” (right top column)
• Standardized tab names (or if broken down by subdisciplines on tabs, then these would become standardized box names) Note: not all guides may have all of these elements, but if they do, use these descriptions
• Start Here (will include Articles)
• Journals
• Online videos
• Books/E-books
• Specific Classes  - Nest each individual course page on drop down tab

• All links on guides should open in a “new” page
• All guides should have a User Friendly URL

• Be succinct - shorter is better.
• Write for scannability: Readers do not read long continuous blocks of text.
• Proofread your work.