Chapter Template

Guide Element Description
Basic Guide Metadata |
Topic title:
Topic summary: In two sentences or less, summarise the guide’s purpose
Author(s):
Date first published:
Date last reviewed/Reviewed By:
Date last modified:
DOI: Each guide should have its own DOI so that usage can be tracked.We can do this through the British Library Research Repository.
How to cite: Provide a suggested citation for the guide itself to make it easier for folks to cite.
Learner/Skill level:

TBD, but we should choose a standard we like that expresses the level at which this Guide is written:

Level I: Basic/Foundational

Level II: Advanced/Applied

Difficulty: Low/Medium/High

Awareness

Working

Practitioner

Expert

(Digital, Data and Technology Profession Capability Framework - Capability Framework (ddat-capability-f ramework.service.gov.uk))

Topics covered These would be [controlled category tags] (https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1vSIi 5WMi7icP6Byeju9UP8tmrnnASXxACOImeRr3wYU/edit) which the guide could fall under. We can base these on the list of skills categories that the WG agrees to?
Guide Content Blocks |
Learning objectives

Each guide should have a short list of 3-4 bullet points indicating what the reader hopes to learn from going through the guide. Example:

This guide aims to:

  • Introduce [topic] and its importance in the context of library work

  • Outline how these technologies are being used in libraries

  • Showcase different tools & technologies relevant to [topic] through hands-on activities

  • Demonstrate how [topic] can be used for [outcome]

Pre-requisites & set-up: If there is any previous knowledge required for learning this topic, and/or any unique technology set-up required state this here.
I: Introduction to the topic A concise overview of the topic, pitched at the level indicated at the outset, including jargon busting.
II: Relevance to the Library Sector

Each guide needs to include somewhere within it a clear explanation of the topics’ specific relevance to the work of libraries.

  • Include real world (or potential) applications/case studies/projects

  • Lay out opportunities and challenges for libraries around the topic

III: Hands-on activity and other self-guided tutorial(s) Guides should include one or two hands-on activities that the reader can undertake independently to practice the concepts they’re encountering. Note: not a quiz or a test
IV: Recommended Reading & Further Learning

This section should include reference to:

  • Recommended reading

  • Networks/Organisations?

  • Advanced tutorials/courses/learning?