High yields from course guides at Li Ka Shing Library

• Main Author: Yeo, Pin Pin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: Course guides; library resources awareness; library visibility; LibGuides; Library and Information Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/library_research/14; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=library_research
• Institution: Singapore Management University

At the Li Ka Shing Library, the librarians started building course guides to support students working on their assignments. The reasons for creating course guides and examples of course guides with their usage statistics are explored. The research librarians got high returns from their course guides as shown by usage statistics and unsolicited feedback from faculty. It was a good way to embed the Library and its resources into the courses taught, to increase awareness of library resources and to keep the library visible.