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Guidelines for Research Guides

Suggestions for guide creation and maintenance

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Reminder: Online Access

  • Library resources require going through CWRU Single Sign-On.
  • The best method is to follow links from the library website.
  • When logged in and a browser window is not closed, access should continue from resource to resource.
  • Remember to close your browser when done.

Guide types

How are we using guide "types"?
(See menu under Guides > Content > Type)

  • General Purpose: use for events or programs
  • Subject Guide: use for academic departments (each one has a primary guide)
  • Topic Guide: use for 'how-to' tutorials on equipment and technology
  • Internal Guide: use for staff training and information
  • Template Guide: use for creating new guides
  • Course Guide: use for supporting specific courses
    • Course guides were phased out prior to 2020 and merged into subject guides;
      If a faculty member requests a course guide, create it as a sub-page on the appropriate subject guide
      Retire the sub-page after 4 years if the course is no longer taught