title: Expanding Library Services and Instruction Through LibGuides.
abstract: Beginning in 2012, the Charles R. Drew University (CDU) Health Sciences Library used LibGuides in a number of innovative ways. Librarians constructed e-book databases, in-depth tutorials on technology-related topics, and web pages highlighting special events. To assess similar LibGuides innovation, CDU librarians developed an eight-question survey distributed to health sciences and hospital libraries throughout Southern California and Arizona. Results showed that libraries used LibGuides primarily to deliver access to online resources and to provide supplementary materials supporting instruction. Responses also revealed that many libraries had not yet adopted LibGuides. These findings were analyzed and compared to past and current LibGuides design at CDU.
authors.affiliation: a Los Angeles Southwest College Library, Los Angeles Southwest College , Los Angeles , California , USA.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ream
authors.affiliation: b Library/Learning Resource Center (LRC) , Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science , Los Angeles , California , USA.
authors.forename: Darlene
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Parker-Kelly
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D001130:Arizona; D002140:California; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D016245:Librarians; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D007999:Library Services
keywords: Emerging technologies; LibGuides; health sciences libraries; information literacy; instructional design; surveys