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ChatGPT Meets LibGuides

Working together to make our LibGuides smarter.

 

Design & Branding 🎨

Use ChatGPT to generate style guides, pick harmonious color palettes, draft gradient banners & buttons, and suggest navigation layout tweaks. Maintain a cohesive look across all guides with minimal effort.

Example: “Create a banner using our school blue (#1e4ed8) and a secondary accent. Provide HTML I can paste into LibGuides.”
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Business Research Hub
Fast links to databases, tutorials, and AI tools
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<div style="background:linear-gradient(90deg,#1e4ed8,#3b82f6); color:#fff; padding:16px; border-radius:10px;">...</div>
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Templates for Efficiency 📑

Spin up reusable page sections fast: banners, Quick Navigation boxes, InfoCards, side-nav tips, and page layouts — all standardized for your LibGuides.

Example: “Generate a two-column layout with a right-side Quick Nav box and CTA buttons. Provide copy-paste HTML/CSS.”
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Main content area (demo)
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<div style="display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr;gap:12px;">...</div>
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Interactive Elements 🧩

Add collapsible FAQs, show/hide previews, code toggles, and search bars to make your guides more dynamic, scannable, and mobile-friendly.

Example: “Create collapsible FAQ items with bold questions, smooth transitions, and 16px minimum text.”
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How do I find peer-reviewed articles?
Use subject databases and filters; try Business Source, ABI/INFORM, and Web of Science.
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<details><summary><strong>Question</strong></summary>Answer...</details>
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Writing & Editing Partner ✍️

Brainstorm, outline, draft, and polish with AI. Ask for tone, structure, and audience-aware edits to make pages clearer and more helpful.

Example: “Turn these bullet points into a concise, student-friendly paragraph. Keep sentences short. Add a CTA.”
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Draft sample: This guide helps you find credible sources quickly. Start with the database list, then filter for peer-reviewed results. When stuck, use our Ask-Review-Revise steps.

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<p><strong>Draft sample:</strong> ...</p>
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Translate & Format 🌍

Translate text, convert citations, and reformat content for different audiences while preserving clarity, accuracy, and style.

Example: “Translate this paragraph into Spanish for first-year undergrads and keep it under 120 words.”
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Preview: (translated & simplified text here)

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<p><strong>Preview:</strong> (translated text)</p>
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Explaining Features 📖

Get clear explanations of LibGuides tools and links to official documentation. Use AI to draft quick “how-to” snippets for your team.

Example: “Explain how to create a Reusable Asset and when to use it. Include a 3-step checklist.”
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  1. Open Assets > Reusable.
  2. Create the asset and name it consistently.
  3. Insert it where needed; update once to change everywhere.
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<ol><li>...</li></ol>
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Suggestions & Collaboration 🤝

Collect ideas, refine them with ChatGPT, and co-create clear, useful content for students and faculty.

Example: “Turn this suggestion list into prioritized tasks with owners, due dates, and quick wins.”
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  • Quick win: Increase base font to 16–18px.
  • Medium: Add collapsible FAQs to top pages.
  • Project: Unify banners with UF Blue gradient.
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<ul><li>...</li></ul>
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Design Suggestions 💡

High-impact tweaks: clearer steps, consistent spacing, strong contrast, and mobile-friendly layouts.

Example: “Audit this page for readability (font size, spacing, contrast) and suggest 3 fixes with code.”
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Before → After: Increased line height, bumped text to 16–18px, improved button contrast, added consistent card spacing.

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/* Example CSS */ :root { --base:16px; } body { font-size:var(--base); line-height:1.55; }
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Written by ChatGPT. Edited by Peter Z. McKay. [Today's date]

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