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LibGuide Car Wash Sandbox

This guide has workshop materials and activities from the Summer 2024 LibGuides Skill Refresh Workshop (the LibGuide Car Wash).

Managing Your Online Content

Content Management for Subject Librarians

It's much easier to create content than it is to find time to maintain it. Strategically scheduling maintenance tasks throughout the year can make it easier to keep up with your guides. Here are some recommended content management tasks for subject librarians:

Task Description When the work happens Who usually does this work?
Check Subject and Course guides for broken links or links that direct to the wrong page Before Fall and Spring Semester Subject librarians, Interns with librarian supervision
Finding and merging duplicate assets Annually Admin

Make sure Course Guide title/description/content are up to date for the current semester (title, description, assignment supports theme, course number, date offered, etc)

 Before the Summer and Spring semester Subject librarians
Set guides for inactive classes to private; publish any guides that support current active classes Before the Summer and Spring semester Subject librarians
Revise/update 1/3 of tutorial content (tutorial guides and FAQs) Annually, most replacement content is created during the summer. Admin, Librarians with subject-specific tutorials
Review and Report LibGuide use data December and May Admin (tutorials and shared guides) and Subject librarians (personal guides)
Refresh content in Subject Guides Summer Subject Librarians
Check Tutorial and FAQ links Quarterly Admin

Plan For Your Future:

  1. What are 2 content management tasks that you'll need to complete in the next 6 months?
  2. What is one content management you'll need to complete roughly a year from now?
  3. Are there any maintenance tasks that are unique to your discipline, unit, or the unique content of these guides?
  4. Look at your calendar for the next year and schedule reminders for these tasks