{"id":73389,"date":"2014-06-03T06:11:19","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T11:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=73389"},"modified":"2014-06-04T08:14:44","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T13:14:44","slug":"creating-research-guides-for-events-or-special-occasions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=73389","title":{"rendered":"Creating Research Guides for Events or Special Occasions (Happy Pride Month!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Rebecca Vogler, Head Editor, INALJ Ohio<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Creating Research Guides for Events or Special Occasions<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"rebeccavogler\"<\/a>In academia, research guides, like LibGuides<\/a>, are often used to help students find resources in a\u00a0particular subject area or class topic. Many will list databases, textbooks, e-journals, websites,\u00a0and reference works. They are an amazing resource, especially for those who are unable to access\u00a0information within a physical campus library. However, they can be used for so much more.<\/p>\n

For Pride Month, my library is creating a physical and an online exhibit to celebrate and learn about\u00a0the LGBTQ community. We are gathering academic books as well as fiction, comics, and graphic novels\u00a0to showcase. The librarians on the exhibits committee that I serve on also want the exhibit to include\u00a0resources for those in the LGBTQ community, or those who serve as an ALLY. As a companion to the\u00a0exhibit, I have created my first solo LibGuide as a paraprofessional librarian. As a graduate student, I\u00a0had previously co-created a LibGuide with my boss on the subject of Mathematical Sciences.<\/p>\n

My LGBTQ LibGuide focuses on LGBTQ organizations on my university\u2019s campus, within the larger St.\u00a0Louis metro area, and also nationwide. Therefore, most of my LibGuide consists of links \u2013 lots of links -to websites and e-mail addresses. To keep the pages looking clean, I chose to divide up my categories,\u00a0so the LibGuide itself consists of four separate pages. The first is a welcome page with my profile,\u00a0picture, and contact information. It is so important to use that space to warmly welcome those who\u00a0happen upon your LibGuide and to clearly state your reason for creating it. The second page is devoted\u00a0to local campus organizations. There were far more than I ever imagined! The next page focused on St.\u00a0Louis area and national organizations. The last page consisted of ALLY organization links.<\/p>\n

To keep it interesting, I added a few graphics here and there, some color to the headers, and added\u00a0fun things like an Events page and Twitter widget for the local LGBT center. Finally, I added a poll on\u00a0the front welcome page so I can get feedback from those who use my LibGuide<\/a>. To make sure I did\u00a0not forget any important LGBTQ organizations, I talked to some of my co-workers who are part of the\u00a0LGBTQ community to get their opinions.<\/p>\n

Lastly, don\u2019t forget that LibGuides are living and breathing documents on the internet. Remember when\u00a0you create something with links to other sites and an events calendar, you will need to constantly check\u00a0on it, update the calendar, delete old content, and fix broken links. If you don\u2019t, your LibGuide will no\u00a0longer be the accurate resource your academic community needs.<\/p>\n

This has been a great experience for me. Through my research, I found an LGBT organization in St. Louis\u00a0for the senior citizen crowd and found out that one of my favorite co-workers runs it. I learned some of\u00a0her story which I had been previously unaware of, and she gave me the names of more groups that cater\u00a0to the older population. Since my LibGuide is not just for traditionally aged students, but for the whole\u00a0academic community at my university, I was thrilled to be able to add more resources to fit the needs of\u00a0smaller minority group. Furthermore, I gained more experience in the realm of reference librarianship,\u00a0which can only look good on my resume. If you are looking for more ways to serve your library and get\u00a0more experience, consider asking for LibGuide Admin privileges (or whatever type of reference guide\u00a0your library uses) and start experimenting!<\/p>\n

If you would like to check out what I made, please visit http:\/\/libguides.wustl.edu\/lgbt<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy Pride Month!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Rebecca Vogler, Head Editor, INALJ Ohio Creating Research Guides for Events or Special Occasions In academia, research guides, like LibGuides, are often used to help students find resources in a\u00a0particular subject area or class topic. Many will list databases, textbooks, e-journals, websites,\u00a0and reference works. They are an amazing resource, especially for those who are…<\/p>\n

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