Best Practices for Library Research Guides

The LLRX.com website has published a helpful list of tips on best practices for creating library research guides.

Among the tips:

• Create a clean and consistent look
• Create guides for specific tasks or courses
• Quality over quantity
• Provide short resource descriptions and tutorials
• Break down the research process into smaller parts or steps
• Keep text to a minimum
• Avoid or define library terms
• Provide prominent access points
• Update guides regularly