1. Log into ANGEL with your access account and id.
    
2. On the "My Profile" page, select the "Library Subject Guides" under the "My Toolbox" section.




If you do not not see this link, contact Helen Smith or Loanne Snavely to become authorized to create library guides.

3. Click on "Create Guide."
   



4. Insert the title and description of the guide. Click "Save Title."
   



5. The "Edit" buttons at the bottom of the screen now allow you to enter information into the guide.
   
   
    
6. Click "Edit Contact Information." Input as much or as little information as you want. This screen is intended to be your personal contact information. However, it can be used to refer students to a desk or another librarian. CAUTION: Your access ID is automatically inserted. If you change this, you will lose access to the guide. Click "Save" and then the "Back" button.
   
   
7. Click "Edit Books."
   
   
   
   Some categories have default text. Use the "Show Text" checkbox to include or remove this text. The text in the box can be revised to reflect the course's unique needs. The "Format" box has three options. Smart Text converts any URL to a hot link. Plain Text is just plain text. If you want to include HTML tags to format your text, select the HTML option.
   
   
    
8. Click "Edit FastTrack List" if you want to add any resources for finding books not at Penn State. Remember to only add book databases at this point.
   
   
   
   Highlight the database you wish to add and click "Add to header." Once you have all databases on the list, highlight and click "Sort" to put them in the order in which you wish them to appear. Click the "Save Books" button at the bottom of the page when you are done and click the "Back" button.
   
   
9. Click "Edit Articles." Again, there is default text that can be edited or removed in some of the text boxes. Click "Edit FastTrack List" to add links to article databases. See #8 for details on using "Edit FastTrack List." Click "Save Articles" and then click the "Back" button.
   
   
    
10. Click "Edit Research Tips." Make any changes to the default text that you wish. Click "Save Research Tips" and click "Back.".

11. Click "Rearrange Headers" if you want to change the order of any of the headers.
    
12. Click "Add Headers" if you want to create a new header.
    
13. Linking to specific books in the CAT: Once you have added a custom header, you can use this if you want to create a list of print resources. Click on the "Add Link" tool and put the book title (or subject heading) in the title section, the call number (or other description) in the description section, and use the information found at the Creating Dynamic Links for CAT Searches page to build an appropriate URL.
    
14. Go through the "Link a Guide to a Course, Department or College"steps to link the guide to the relevant courses or departments.

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