Abstract

The LibGuides platform, a content management system (CMS) from Springshare, has become an integral part of the online presence for many academic libraries. Neither Springshare nor other recent studies have provided an in-depth look at the evolving nature of LibGuides adoption, production and application across university and college categories. This study compared the prevalence and production of LibGuides to other forms of library guides at 799 academic libraries throughout the United States. LibGuides naming conventions were recorded and compared. The use of LibGuides CMS software to create library websites was also documented. This study found that there are clear differences in LibGuides adoption and production across various types of institutions. LibGuides naming conventions were fairly consistent across all types of institutions. Institutions using LibGuides software produced substantially more library guides than institutions without this software. A small but significant portion of all non-R1 libraries in this study are now utilizing LibGuides software to create the majority of their library websites.

摘要

LibGuides 平台是 Springshare 的一个内容管理系统 (CMS)，已成为许多学术图书馆在线展示的一个组成部分。Springshare 和其他最近的研究都没有深入研究 LibGuides 在大学和学院类别中的采用、生产和应用的演变性质。本研究比较了 LibGuides 与美国 799 家学术图书馆中其他形式的图书馆指南的流行程度和制作情况。LibGuides 命名约定被记录和比较。还记录了使用 LibGuides CMS 软件创建图书馆网站的情况。这项研究发现，不同类型的机构在 LibGuides 的采用和生产方面存在明显差异。LibGuides 的命名约定在所有类型的机构中都相当一致。与没有该软件的机构相比，使用 LibGuides 软件的机构制作的图书馆指南要多得多。本研究中所有非 R1 图书馆中有一小部分但很重要的部分现在正在使用 LibGuides 软件来创建他们的大部分图书馆网站。