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Redesigning Libguides: How To Improve Experience For Users And Staff, Chandler Smith

Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

Objective: To create a template for LSUHSC-NO’s LibGuides to give them a unified look and feel and make navigation of the LibGuides easier. Methods: Using LibGuides template editor, changed the navigation from “tabbed” to “side nav” and created a style guide for other librarians to base their LibGuides on and have a centralized place to look for resources and other help on building a LibGuide. Assessed relevance of individual guides, edited the tags list to get rid of unnecessary tags. Added Alt Text to images to increase accessibility of guides. Results: Other staff members seem happy with the changes, LibGuides …

Creating An Institutional Repository (Ir) For A Health Science Campus, David G. Trillo

Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

Objective: The aim is to construct an institutional repository (IR) focused on a health science campus that encompasses intellectual output of the faculty and students while preserving campus work and promoting open access.

Methods: The Digital Commons Institutional Repository software/platform has enabled us to create and continuously build digital collections. Several librarians on our team are responsible for different collections in the IR. The digital collections include journals, faculty/student publications, poster presentations, data sets, campus artwork, and other campus-related materials. We are also in the process of developing a workflow and metadata standard that facilitates accurate descriptions of how to …

Building A Campus Art Collection In An Institutional Repository, Jennifer K. Lloyd

Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

Objective: To build a database of campus art to help preserve campus history and to create a record of where items are currently located (or when they were last seen). Methods: Using our campus’s instance of BePress Institutional Repository, I built an online collection of images of artwork housed on campus, mostly portraits of historical faculty members. Historical information is gathered about each individual, or the piece of art, and then added to the database. Statistics on usage are gathered and new pieces to add are being identified monthly. Results: The collection of art is being used at an astonishingly …