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Guidelines for Creating/Revising LibGuides

For OU librarians transitioning to LibGuides 2.

General formatting and style considerations

  • Write for the web. People tend to scan web content in an F-shaped pattern. Here are some tips for good web writing:
    • Include your most important information at the top.
    • Keep the amount of text on your page to a minimum. A good rule of thumb when revising a webpage is to try to reduce the text by 50% or more.
    • Chunk information using subheads and bulleted lists that users will notice when scanning the page. White spaces and (non-attention grabbing) images are also helpful in creating a scannable page.
  • Capitalization. Avoid using ALL CAPS unless necessary (e.g. in acronyms). Capitalized text is less readable than standard capitalization. It can also be a barrier to accessibility, because many screen readers read capitalized text letter-by-letter. 
  • Terminology