Social media links can be difficult to update as both link assets and in-line hyperlinks in Rich Text.
It is generally recommend to avoid links to social media (i.e., a Twitter/X thread on a research topic) and to find a more stable resource for that information.
The exception would be social media datasets used for research. For examples, visit: Social Media Data.
Content can be added to boxes with the Add / Reorder drop down menu at the bottom of a box.
To check what the guide would look to users, you can click the "eye" icon in the top right of the page.
All content types except Rich Text / HTML are added to the box as an asset. You can view your assets by going to: Contents > Assets > Filter by your name in the Owner field.
Once you have created content in a box, you can edit it by selecting the small paper and pen edit icon near the content. For assets like databases and links, the edit icon will be directly next to the title of the asset. For Rich Text / HTML, the edit icon will be in the corner of the section with your text.
The most commonly used content type is Rich Text / HTML - where you can add text and images. Selecting to Add this content will bring up a rich text editor with formatting options, similar to a document editor like Word.
All images used on LibGuides have to be uploaded and added through the Image Manager. You can access the Image Manager in two ways:
In order to convey consistent information about databases, always use the preexisting database assets.
Below is an example of a database asset for JSTOR.
Provides access to scholarly journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. In addition to journal articles, users can access book chapters, ebooks, and primary source documents.
Link assets are less standardized than database assets, but it is still important to create and reuse links as assets for resources, instead of in-line hyperlinks because link assets can be more easily updated and deleted across guides if a link is broken or changes.
We recommend searching for a link under "reuse link" before creating a new one to see if that link has already been created by someone else.
Also, you can see statistics (click counts) for link assets, but not for in-line hyperlinks, and LibGuides' built-in link checker only works on link assets.
Below is an example of a link asset for Springshare's "Add a link to a guide" page.
This asset type embeds HTML content into your guide, such as YouTube videos or tools from other Springshare products like LibAnswers. It can be difficult to create widgets without HTML knowledge. If you want help with widgets, contact the Working Group (libguides@exchange.uci.edu).
To add streaming media to a guide from places like AVON, Docuseek, Kanopy, etc., find the share options for the media and copy the "embed code."
Below is an example of an embedded media asset: a documentary from the streaming media platform Kanopy.
Book assets are individual records of books that you can add to your guide. Here are some important notes on book assets:
Below is an example of a book asset.
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Attach and display documents such as pdfs, docx, ppt, etc. directly in your guide. Make sure the files you are uploading are accessible!
Below is an example of a pdf document asset.
If a journal/provider has an RSS feed, you can display a constantly updating feed of recent publications.
Below is an example of an RSS feed asset.
Create a list of relevant guides from the UCI Libraries to display in a box.
Below is an example of a manually selected guide list.
Create a poll for users to take on your guide. Note that you will not get notifications when someone responds to your poll, and you will only be able to view poll results in the editing side of your LibGuide.
Below is an example of an interactive poll.
Embed a Google search bar for normal google or google scholar. We recommend not using this content item and adding a google or google scholar link asset instead (reuse an existing link).
Below is an example of a Google search box.