Library Guides
Heather VanDyne
Within academic libraries, there are multiple online tools to help students with coursework and other library users with various research needs. Among those tools are digital learning objects known as library guides, or LibGuides. Developed by academic librarians and academic library staff, each LibGuide acts as a mini-website, directing students and other library users to the best resources and help for your course subjects and even specific courses. These guides are free to access and one does not need to be a student or affiliated with a particular institution to view their library guides.
LibGuides are built to tailor to a particular subject, course, or general theme. They offer users links to recommended databases or collection materials within the library and videos or websites that are considered helpful to the student. For course guides, resources can be to assist students with a particular assignment and are created in collaboration with the class instructor. Typically all websites also offer users a box or page where they can go for further assistance or provide a way to contact a liaison or subject librarian who is familiar with the material.
A person who acts as a bridge between students and academic departments or faculty.
A library faculty or staff member who specializes in a particular research area and tends to be more familiar with databases and resources associated with that field.
Feedback/Errata