Subject(s): REQUIRED for visibility and findability
Why?
Subject categories allow you to organize your guides by a particular subject area, which allows users to easily find and access subject-specific guides when sorting by subject on our Research Guides homepage
How?
Subjects are selected from a controlled list within the LibGuides system
Add subject associations to your guide by clicking on the pencil icon in the top left corner next to Subjects (refer to image below)
Please associate your guide with at least one subject for findability
If you feel there is a subject that would apply but isn't available, reach out to Guide Admins to see if a new subject can be added
Tag(s): REQUIRED for visibility and findability
Why?
Tags provide a way to organize guides by keywords
Unlike subject categories, which can help facilitate easier browsing, tags are used to improve search results
Not only do tags help improve the relevancy ranking of guides, they also appear as facets on the search results page, giving patrons another option for filtering results
How?
Add tags to your guide by clicking on the pencil icon in the top left corner next to Tags (refer to image below)
Use existing Tags or create new ones
Please associate your guide with at least one tag for findability
Add as many as you like - there is no such thing as too many tags!
Try to include common misspellings, acronyms, and abbreviations - think of ways a student would search!
Having trouble thinking of tags? Ask ChatGPT!
To add Subjects or Tags to your guide, select the pencil icons appearing in the top left.
