LibGuide Resources: Standards

Re-Usable Content

It is good practice is to create content that can be reused by LibGuide creators. This content is stored in guide. If the content is changed on storage guide, the information is updated on all of the guides that have use that content on their pages.

Reuse an existing link

It's always best to reuse existing assets as much as possible. This will help reduce duplication in your assets library, while also making it easier to analyzing statistics for a particular asset.

To reuse an existing link from your assets library (Content > Assets):

1. While editing your guide, click on the  Add / Reorder button at the bottom of the box where you want add this.
2. Select Link from the dropdown menu.
3. In the Add Link window, click on the Reuse Existing Link tab.
4. In the Search for Link field, start typing in the name of the link you want to add.
5. Select the link you want to add from the list of results.
6. A summary of the link info will appear.
   • Not the link you are looking for? No problem: search again and select a different one.
7. By default, a mapping of the original link will be added to your guide. If you would rather create a copy of the original link, select the Copy checkbox.
   • Using a mapping is convenient because any changes made to the original link will automatically be reflected on your guide.
   • The drawback of mapping is that you won't be able to edit the link yourself (except for adding a custom description just for this one mapping).
   • If you need to customize more details of the link, then select the Copy checkbox. This will create a standalone copy of the link that you own and can fully customize.
8. Use the Position dropdown to select where in the box the new link will be inserted. (Don't worry: you can always reorder this later.)
9. Click the Save button.