LibApps Directions for Staff: Add Link Assets

To carry out these activities, you need a LibApps user account with access to LibGuides. All Oakton Librarians have this kind of LibApps account.

Why add Links as assets?
The LibGuides Link Checker Tool provides a frequently updated list of broken links. However, Link Checker only monitors links added as assets. Links added to a guide as Rich Text/HTML content items are invisible to the Link Checker Tool and must be checked manually.

• While editing your guide, click on the Add / Reorder button at the bottom of the box where you want to add the link.
• Select Link from the dropdown menu that appears.
• Give the link a name in the Link Name field. This is what users will click on.
• In the Link URL field, enter the full URL of the page you're linking to (including the http:// or https://).
• Leave the Window Target field as “Use System Default (New Window)."
• The Use Proxy setting should be left at No.
• If you would like to add a brief description about the link, enter it in the Description field.
• You can also enter additional details about the link in the More Info field.
• Choose your preference from the Description Display options.
• Use the Position option to choose where the new asset should be inserted in the box. (This can be changed later.)
• Note: We currently do not assign resource icons, thumbnail images, or subject associations for link assets.
• Click the Save button.

• While editing your guide, click on the Add / Reorder button at the bottom of the box where you want to add the link.
• Select Link from the dropdown menu that appears, then use the image below as your guide for filling out the fields.