Case Study: Does Following Best Practices Increase LibGuides Usage?
This case study describes the work of a library task force led by the author to implement best practices for the design of web-based library guides using the LibGuides platform. The task force's goal was to increase usage of guides. The task force learned that students were primarily finding library...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Web Librarianship Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 189 - 200 |
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| Formato: | tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct-Dec2022
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