LibGuides

   What's a LibGuide? (The name is an abbreviation of Library Guide.)  A LibGuide is a website that allows a library to consolidate various sources of information for users. LibGuides have been established by public libraries, research libraries, school libraries K-12 and at the university level.
   GSB has a LibGuide. In fact, it's probably more accurate to say we have three LibGuides, one for each division.  The school's first LibGuide was created to serve the Upper School.  Using a template that allowed for visual and text content as well as links and embedded video, a home page was created with a variety of information about US library resources.
   This home page has undergone ongoing revision to highlight new accessions and programs.  For instance, newly purchased books can be displayed so readers know what's available.  Promoting an event or a celebration is also easy to do on the LibGuide's home page.

GSB's LibGuide home page offers plenty of information and is presented in a user-friendly format.

   One of the real strengths of a LibGuide is an ability to build custom LibGuide pages for particular assignments.  Say, for instance, a Comparative World Cultures class is doing a research project on "Lost Empires."  A LibGuide page might specify the holdings in the library that students would likely find useful for their assigned work.  Additionally, this particular LibGuide page might also have information about citing work or about pertinent databases.  Teachers can have LibGuide pages created for assigned work or simply as a class resource. On the Upper/Middle/Lower School LibGuide sites, you can take a look at the additional LibGuide pages that have been created by clicking on the LibGuide list prompt.

   Looking over the LibGuides that have been created for GSB's three divisions, I have noticed that ways each division shapes their LibGuide to their students' age and stage.  The US LibGuide, for example, has significant database information and a fair number of additional LibGuide pages built around class needs.  In the MS, you can find YouTube trailers for books as a tool to encourage reading among middle schoolers. The LS LibGuide has built pages not only around subjects like coral reefs and large marine animals, but has also created pages around character virtues like Gratitude and Trust/Loyalty. 

The Lower School's LibGuide List for Gratitude

    Curious? Want to know more? Probably the best place to start is by taking a look at our LibGuides. There are links on the Resources page of KnightSite, or simply click a prompt below:

Lower School LibGuide

Middle School LibGuide

Upper School LibGuide

   For additional information about how a LibGuide might offer support for the work you do in your classes, you should speak to Hope, Lia, Kristen, Claudia or Emilia.