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Transforming Special Collections Through Innovative Uses For Libguides, Melanie Griffin, Barbara Lewis
Transforming Special Collections Through Innovative Uses For Libguides, Melanie Griffin, Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Purpose – This paper seeks to explore the utility of Springshare’s LibGuides platform for special collections repositories and to evaluate the collection guides built by Special & Digital Collections at the University of South Florida in LibGuides.
Design/methodology/approach – This paper explores how academic libraries have used LibGuides previously and provides a case study that suggests new ways for special collections repositories to make the most of the product.
Findings – The simplicity and easy-to-update functionality of LibGuides works well for USF’s Special & Digital Collections collection guides. The flexible API allowed SDC to embed digital content, enable user comments, …