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Training: LibGuides

The content of this LibGuide is meant to help train Academic Specialists and any other individuals who might be involved in M State LibGuide creation and maintenance.

Images

To add an image to your text box, choose the image icon from the tool bar. Select Browse Server to select an image in the library or upload a new image into the Shared Library. If an image belongs to a specific guide, upload the image corresponding to the correct guide. If there ins't a folder for a new guide you are working on, create one. 

example of image asset screen

Alignment

You can choose the alignment of your image in order to make it appear on one side of the box or another. This can be especially useful when you want the image to appear alongside text rather than under or over it. 

It is highly recommended that you use the alignment feature rather than attempt to insert your image into a table in your guide. Images in tables work poorly with responsive design.

H Space and V Space

You can enter an amount of H Space (horizontal space) to indicate how much space you'd like between the image and other elements that might on either side of it. If you don't want to create horizontal space, simply leave the box blank. Use 5 as the amount of space for a gentle buffer. 

You can enter an amount of V Space (vertical space) to indicate how much space you'd like between the image and other elements that might appear over or under. If you don't want to create vertical space, simply leave the box blank.  Use 5 as the amount of space for a gentle buffer. 

Border

You can choose the thickness of a border to go around your image. If you don't want a border, simply leave the box blank. As a general rule, we don't use a border in our M State guides. 

Link

You can use the link tab in Image Properties to link your image to a URL.

Thumbnail Images

  • Enter 75 into the Height box and leave the Width box empty so it auto-sizes. 
  • If a logo you are using isn't square and the images aren't consistent sizing, place the odd sized link at the bottom of the list. If the list needs to be in a certain order then stick to that order rather than organizing by image size.

OER Book Covers 

  • Enter 125 into the Width box and leave the Height box empty so it auto-sizes. 

Videos

If the video does not have an embed code, create a link that will direct students to the video. 

If the video does have an embed code and you want it to be displayed directly on the guide, create a new box titled to describe the video that will be displayed. 

Add Media/Widget and copy/paste the embed code into the Embed Code box. Enter the name of the video in the name field. 

Podcasts

Gallery boxes are used to highlight podcasts that are relevant to the subject of the LibGuide. 

In the gallery box, add new slide and choose image. 

  • Slide Image URL - upload an image of the podcast cover art 
  • Link URL - link to the podcast feed, if the podcast has a website use that first 
  • Slide Title - title of the podcast 
  • In the text box add a short description of what the podcast is about 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gallery box settings: 

  • Automatically play: On
  • Slide speed: 3000
  • Transition type: Slide
  • Transition speed: 300
  • Show dots: On 
  • Max image height: 200px
  • Number of rows: 1 
  • Slides per row: 1 
  • Slides to show: 1
  • Slides to scroll: 1 
  • Caption position: Bottom