Link to whole page

Over time we have generated a lot of generic content so it may be sensible in some instances to link to a whole page in the A-Z Template, rather than linking to individual content boxes. The following pages are probably suitable for this:
About the Library
How do I find computing guides
How do I find lecture notes and readings
How do I find special collections
How do I start my assignment
All Subject Guides
+ a few other How do I...? pages when they are further developed.

Please don't do this if you feel you can add discipline-specific value with your own content boxes or by tweaking a generic content box.

Here's how do do it:
1. Add/Edit Pages
2. Copy Existing Page
3. Create a linked page that always shows the same content as the original page
4. Select the guides that contains the page that you wish to reuse ... (usually A-Z Template)
5. Select the page you want to reuse ... (e.g., About the Library)
6. Copy page

If you link to a whole page you will not be able to add extra content boxes, but any changes in the generic content boxes will be automatically updated in your guide.

Opinion survey - New name for Template guide

The development of new libguides is now a daily reality. It's facilitated by
Katrina's Template Guide page where we could link a myriad of boxes from this page.
As you will see when you want to create a new box by linking it from this Guide, you just have to scroll down the menu and select "Template Guide by Katrina Keith". You will soon realise that you need to link a lot of boxes from this guide to yours, and you have to scroll down a lot of Libguides created by JCU Librarians to reach it.

After discussing with the creator/owner of this Guide, Katrina, about the fact that this page is too far below in the scroll-down menu, I suggested to change its name that will bring it the first one on the list. You'll find below suggestions (sorted alphabetically) for a new name for this useful and resourceful Guide. The eventual new name will just be apply to the Template Guide, not to all the libguides;-) Please vote for your prefered one (or suggest a new one):

1 and the only 1 Template guide
1001 boxes Template guide
A to Z Template guide
AAA-Template
ABC Template guide
Abracadabra Template guide
Absolutely amazing, marvellous and fantastic Template guide
Ali Baba Template cave

Poll will close on the 3rd of November, 2009 (as soon as the Melbourne Cup is over!!).

Charles

Template

The Template LibGuide has been modified and you can find it at http://libguides.jcu.edu.au/template
It has the core set of tabs that you should use in all your guides, though it may be necessary to make adjustments for some disciplines. We'd prefer it if all the guides look pretty standard so that we don't confuse the poor students who may be studying across disciplines.

Note: the tab "All subject guides" will disappear when we have moved all our guides to the LibGuides platform.