NU SpringShare Playbook
Best practices and guidance for creating and maintaining LibApps and guides at NU. Created by cross-functional resource centers.
LibGuide Publishing Checklist
Universal Design
- Use alternative text for images
- Captions in videos (even linked videos)
- Use clear link wording- no “click here” (Liba11y Link guide)
- Use headings properly to assist screen readers- start with H3 (Liba11y Headings guide)
- Color is not used solely to convey information
- Sufficient contrast is provided (WebAIM contrast checker)
- PDFs and other attached files should be accessible
- Run guide through Wave (http://wave.webaim.org/ )
- Links are set to open in a new window
Quality Assurance
- All links work
- Checked spelling throughout guide
- Looked at guide in other browser
- Guide meets intended objectives
- Read guide aloud or asked others to proofread guide
NU Practices
- Include Welcome and Menu pointer on the home page (does not apply to all teams)
- Guide type, group and tags are all assigned
- Assign friendly URLs (for search engine optimization)
- Databases are linked from the A-Z list Library only?
- Assets are reused as much as possible
- Resources are ordered by relevance
- 10 resources of each type (journal, book, dissertations, etc.) are included Library only?
- Guide follows branding and color palette in the NU Playbook - draft 2020
Mobile Friendly
- Define table or image widths as percentages (not pixels)
- Put in width/height 30% or 70% (see image properties guide)
- Test the guide on mobile if possible
- Embed responsive video that will resize dependant on the learners device. http://embedresponsively.com/
- Last Updated: Sep 14, 2023 8:45 AM
- URL: https://resources.nu.edu/libapps-guidelines
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