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UBC LibGuides: Guidelines

Guidelines and best practices for the creation and management of guides at UBC Library

Standard guide layout

This standard layout is intended as a base to try and create consistency for students. There is still room for flexibility if this doesn't work for your content. In the "guide navigation layout settings" - picture of mountains icon in top right of screen - check both boxes so that you show subpages in side navigation as well as the boxes on the selected page.

  1. Top page: Title: Overview
    • include a box titled "About this research guide" and provide a brief description of its purpose
    • On this page include brief contextual information which may include: UBC websites, Related guides, Key definitions, Acknowledgements 
  2. Second page: Title: Key resources
    • Include a subtitle if needed, example: Key resources: Articles
    • Locate the key resources for this subject and/or topic on this page
  3. Additional pages about resource types benefit from consistent language: Articles, Books, Historical sources, Research data management, Theses, Citing sources
    • Keep page titles as short as possible so that students can easily scan for relevant content
  4. As noted above, the final page should say "Contact for research help" and include at least one profile box, though it may include more than one, and may include an AskAway chat box or additional branch contact info as appropriate