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This LibGuide contains a series of 31 short instructional videos on various aspects of LibGuides and creating LibGuides.

Welcome to the IUP Libraries LibGuides Tutorial

Thank you for visiting the IUP Libraries LibGuides Tutorial.  There are 31 short instructional videos on universal design and different aspects of the LibGuides Content Management system.  You may view all 31 tutorials to learn about LibGuides Version 2 or you can view tutorials on different topics with which you need assistance.  These tutorials are best viewed in full-screen mode.  You can activate the full-screen mode by clicking on the icon in the bottom right corner of the video.  The full-screen icon is located next to the YouTube icon.  You can exit the full-screen mode by pressing the Esc key on your keyboard.

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Universal Design Tutorial

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on ADA laws and regulations, types of assistive devices available, and the seven principles of universal design.

 

 

Tutorial 3: How to Create a LibGuide from Scratch

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to create a new LibGuide from scratch.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

Tutorial 6: Adding Tags to a LibGuide

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add tags to their LibGuide.  Descriptive tags make the process easier for the user to find your LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

Tutorial 9: Adding a Standard Box and Adding Links

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add a standard box and links to their LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

Tutorial 12: All About Tabbed Content Boxes

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to create a tabbed content box, reorder the tabs, and edit the tabs within the content box.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

Tutorial 15: How to Add the IUP Libraries Twitter Feed and How to Reuse Content

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add the IUP Libraries Twitter feed to their LibGuide and how to reuse content boxes.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

Tutorial 18: All About Tabs

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add tabs, delete tabs, rearrange tabs, name tabs, and edit tabs on their LibGuide.  Tabs are also called pages in LibGuides.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

Tutorial 21: How to Add a List of Other LibGuides to Your Guide

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add to their LibGuide a list of other LibGuides which they or other librarians have created.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

Tutorial 24: How to Add a RSS Feed

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add a RSS feed to their LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

Tutorial 27: How to Add a Google Search Box

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add different types of Google Search Boxes to their LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

 

Tutorial 30: How to Preview and Publish Your Guide

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to preview and publish the LibGuide they have created in LibGuides Version 2.

Tutorial 1: How to Create Your Profile

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to create or change a profile in LibGuides, add an additional profile to a LibGuide for the purpose of collaboration, and how to delete a profile from a LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

Tutorial 4: How to Add a Friendly URL

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add a friendly URL their LibGuide.  Friendly URLs allow for users to easily find a LibGuide or remember the URL to a LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

Tutorial 7: Changing the Layout

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to change the layout of their LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

Tutorial 10: Adding an Image to a Standard Box

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add a standard box which contains an image to their LibGuide.  In addition, this tutorial will demonstrate how to add a line to credit the creator of the image.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

Tutorial 13: How to Edit and Delete Content Boxes

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to edit and delete content boxes which are displayed on their LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

Tutorial 16: How to Add Links and How to Reuse Links

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add a standard box which contains a list of links and how to reuse a link which has already been added to another LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

Tutorial 19: How to Redirect a User to Another Website

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add a page to their LibGuide which will redirect a user to another website.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

Tutorial 22: How to Add Databases

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add a database to the assets manager and provide a link and a description for a database on a LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

Tutorial 25: How to Add a Document or File

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add a document or file to their LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

Tutorial 28: How to Edit or Delete Assets

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to edit or delete assets from their Asset Manager.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

 

IUP Libraries LibGuides Tutorial Survey

 

 

 

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Tutorial 2: How to Create a LibGuide Using a Template

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to create a LibGuide using a template.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

Tutorial 5: Adding Subjects to a LibGuide

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add subjects to their LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

Tutorial 8: Adding a Gallery of Images

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add a gallery of images to a LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

Tutorial 11: How to Reorder Content in a Content Box

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to reorder content in a Content Box.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

Tutorial 14: How to Add a Widget

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add a widget to their LibGuide.  Widgets include YouTube videos, Twitter Feeds, and other media.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

Tutorial 17: How to Reorder Content Boxes

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to reorder the content boxes on their LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

 

Tutorial 20: How to Add a Poll or Survey

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add a poll or survey to their LibGuide.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

Tutorial 23: How to Add a Book from the Catalog

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to add a description and image of a book to a LibGuide, which is known as adding a book from a catalog.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

Tutorial 26: How to Reuse Content

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to reuse content they have created or other LibGuides users have created.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.

 

Tutorial 29: How to Hide a Box From Public View

This tutorial will provide instruction to the IUP Librarians on how to hide a box from public view until they are ready for the patrons to view the contents of the box.  This tutorial is for use with LibGuides Version 2.