Getting Started with LibGuides

Almost everything in the LibGuides system is reusable - guides, pages, boxes, and individual content items. It will save time and effort when creating your guides by reusing existing content. There are two kinds of reuse:

• Mapping / linking: this means that your reused versions are tied to the original. Changes you make to the original will update any "mapped" version. This is great for things like library hours, contact information, database widgets, etc.
• Copying: the copied version is independent from the original. If you change one, it doesn't change the other.

Create Once, Edit Once: Avoid Duplicate Assets

When reusing content, keep in mind that Mapping/Linking is better than Copying because it's easier to maintain consistency and currency of your guide content. It is suggested that you:

• Go to the Assets library (Content>Assets) to review and manage content assets in all of your guides, including: links, RSS feeds, documents, books, media/widget...etc.
• Delete duplicate Assets: Type your name in the Owner column to sort and find all the assets owned (created) by you. If you found duplicate assets:
• Find the duplicate(s) and click on the number in the Guide Count column.
• Click on the guide title to go to the guide.
• Remove the duplicate asset from the guide.
• Add the correct asset by reusing the existing links or other asset to the guide.
• Go back to the assets page and repeat this process until the Guide Count of the duplicate asset(s) is at 0.
• Delete the duplicate asset(s) from the assets page.