PREPARING FOR

LIBGUIDES MIGRATION
LibGuides Working Group Fall 2015
WVU Libraries
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WHATS NEW IN v.2?

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RESPONSIVE

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LEFT-NAVIGATION BAR
Page & sub-page navigation moves
to the left side of the guide
Sub-pages visible in table of contents

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STREAMLINED EDITING FEATURES

Blue LibApps button allows easy
switching between LibGuides,
LibApps, & other Springshare v.2
products if available

Page/Box Options: menus for

managing page & box-level content
such as page layouts, box order,
box visibility, etc.

Orange Command Bar remains the

same across all LibGuide Screens. This
is where to locate LibGuides settings
that arent linked to a particular guide.

Guide Settings: adjust overall

guide features including look &
feel, ownership, publication
status, etc.

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FLEXIBLE BOX
CONTENT
Mixing & matching of
content now encouraged!
Add narrative text to links
Attach a downloadable
instruction sheet
Embed a YouTube
interview by the book
author
- all in a single box!

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IMAGE GALLERY
New Gallery box type
Add image carousels or slideshows to
guides

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HIDE INDIVIDUAL BOXES

Able to hide individual content boxes until
theyre ready for publication

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BETTER BREADCRUMBS
Can add previous and next
navigation links to guide pages

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PERSONAL & SHARED IMAGE

FOLDERS
Image folders let you organize and share
images across guides or with other users
Organize by guides, themes, type, etc.
Images in shared folders available to all
users

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MORE GUIDE CATEGORIES

General
Course
Subject
Topic
Internal
Template

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THE SWITCH

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MIGRATION TIMELINE
Oct 12 Nov 27 LibGuides v.1 cleanup by guide owners
Nov 28

Freeze LibGuides v.1

Nov 30

Springshare migrates to LibGuides v.2

Nov 30 Dec 4

Working Group assesses content

transfer
Dec 7 Jan 4

LibGuides v.2 cleanup by guide owners

Jan 5

LibGuides v.2 goes live to public

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PRE-MIGRATION
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TIPS
Limit guide creation to whats necessary
until after migration
Read through documentation on
LibGuides v.2 Migration Guide
Use checklists & tracking sheets to
optimize guides

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EXPLORE LIBAPPS
http://wvu.libapps.com
Access LibGuides v.2 beta site & migration
instructional materials

Guides made in the beta site

will not migrate!!!
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RECOMMENDED TASKS
Convert Rich Text boxes to Links & Lists
boxes
Stop using non-migrating box types
Reorganize or delete little-used content
Assign friendly URLs to guides

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RECOMMENDED TASKS CONTD

Assign guide categories & subjects
Correct broken or outdated links and
media
MountainLynx & Summon links will break
during WMS migration next Spring so dont
spend a lot of time updating those

Create linked copies of frequently

used tabs or boxes
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POST-MIGRATION
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REVIEW YOUR GUIDES

Rebuild Surveys
Optimize content for new box types
Adjust guide layouts for L-nav format
Look for wonky stuff Springshare
Adjust Guide Categories
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QUESTIONS?

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