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LibGuides: A How-To

A refresher guide about designing, creating, and maintaining your LibGuides content.

Helpful Links for Guide Creation

Reusable Boxes
A guide with frequently used boxes. You can reuse a box by Add Box > Select Reuse Existing Box and selecting the name of the guide.

LibGuides Guidelines and Best Practices 2017
Official best practices document for UA Libraries Research Guides

Springshare's Own Help Guide
In addition to helpful hints, you can also sign up for any of Springshare's free webinars.
Bootstrap Components
Learn about the Bootstrap Framework and the components you can utilize in the code of your guide.

Writing for the Web Resources

Articles on Writing for the Web
Written by UX and Communications Specialists at the Nielsen Norman Group, one of the leading voices in user experience.
UA Editorial Style Guide
Guidance on writing provided by UA's Division of Strategic Communications
Hemingway App
A great app to help with writing web content. The Hemingway app highlights complex sentences, adverbs, usage of the passive voice, etc. to help you write bold and clear content.