Best Practice Guide for LibGuides

Geography:

Formats:

Help:

Try bulleting the information on your guide rather than using full sentences.

• easier to read
• cleaner to look at
• quicker to find information

(http://uark.libguides.com/LibGuidesGuide)

Owners

• The person who creates the guide is the primary owner. 
• A guide can have multiple co-owners but only one owner.
• Guide ownership allows one to be able to change the publication status of or to delete a guide.
• Ownership can be transferred by system admins.
• Owners can add others to a guide in all of the roles below. 

Co-Owners

• Co-Owners can create and edit content and their user profile and name will appear along with the guide owner on the guide pages, home page, search pages, etc.
• Profile boxes for owners and co-owners display by default; they can be toggled off but that will turn off all owner profile boxes.
• To display only certain owners, toggle the profile boxes off and then add selected profiles back in by choosing the the function to Add a box > System Boxes > User Profile. 
• After the box is created, you can choose the profile(s) to display in the box. 

Editors

• Editors can add and remove content, but cannot delete a guide nor can they add owners or other editors.
• Profile boxes for editors will not show on the guide unless you use the function to Add a box > System Boxes > User Profile. 
• After the box is created, you can choose the profile(s) to display in the box. 

Collaborators

• Collaborators are content contributors who do not have an account on our LibGuides system. 
• They can add and edit content.
• This is a useful role to assign to instructors who are working with you on a project. 
• Collaborators do not have automatic profile boxes, but you can create a simulated profile box for them by using a Rich Text Box format.