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HSLIC LibGuides Style Guide

This guide is intended for HSLIC employees to assist in the creation of their guides.

Resources to help with Building Contextual Guides

Readings

Duffy, B., Maluski, K. & Levitan, Gina. "Framing the Guides: Transforming LibGuides Creation through Conceptual Integration with the ACRL Framework." (2021).

Blummer, B., & M. Kenton, J. (2014). Reducing Patron Information Overload in Academic Libraries. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 21(2), 115–135. https://doi.org/10.1080/10691316.2014.906786 Though this article feels dated in its approach it does offer context for why guides might have initially been utilized as link dumps and not to help build critical research skills.
Elmborg, J. (2006). Critical information literacy: Implications for instructional practice. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 32(2), 192–199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2005.12.004 Seminal article on building critical pedagogy into instruction.
Fritch, M., & E. Pitts, J. (2016). Adding bite to the bark: Using LibGuides2 migration as impetus to introduce strong content standards. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 28(3), 159–171. https://doi.org/10.1080/1941126X.2016.1200926 This article offers practical approaches to building guide content and maintaining it long term.

Hicks, A. (2015). LibGuides: Pedagogy to Oppress? Hybrid Pedagogy. https://doi.org/10.1108/00220410610653307 This article discusses why it is important to build pedagogical approaches into LibGuide content.

Little, J. (2010) Cognitive Load Theory and Library Research Guides, Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 15(1), 53-63, DOI: 10.1080/10875300903530199 Practical applications for building cognitive load theory into LibGuides.
Mahaffy, M. (2012). Student use of library research guides following library instruction. Communications in Information Literacy, 6(2), 202–213. Reviews how guides can be utilized to help reinforce lessons from library instruction classes.

Meeks, A. (2017). Feminist Libguides: Towards inclusive practices in guide creation, use, and reference interactions. In M.T. Accardi (Ed.), The feminist reference desk (293-312). Sacramento, California: Library Juice Press. Discusses how to build guides with feminist ethics and approaches for building in critical evaluation and multiple perspectives.
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Kelleen also has a copy in her office that you are free to utilize.

Ruth L. Baker (2014) Designing LibGuides as Instructional Tools for Critical Thinking and Effective Online Learning, Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 8:3-4, 107-117, DOI: 10.1080/1533290X.2014.944423 This article discusses how guides can utilize and engage with critical thinking, metacognition, scaffolding, and cognitive load. It also reviews the history of guides as "pathfinders."
Sinkinson, C., Alexander, S., Hicks, A., & Kahn, M. (2012). Guiding Design: Exposing Librarian and Student Mental Models of Research Guides. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 12(1), 63–84. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2012.0008 This article details a study conducted at University of Colorado at Boulder that worked to better understand mental models of students (in comparison to librarians) to help build in reflection on pedagogical approaches to building guides.

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