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Storage Guide/Reusable Content Library

A storage guide that contains content that can be reused on other guides to maintain consistency across Purdue Libraries public LibGuides collection.

Guide Purpose & Things to Know

The purpose of having the Storage/Reusable Content Guide is to house content boxes and/or pages that can be reused on multiple guides in order to maintain a consistent look and feel across our collection, provide accurate messaging to our users regarding general Libraries information and resources, and make updating this information easier. 

Please note: this does not mean copying the content on this guide, but rather mapping to it by using the Reuse tabs when adding content. If you create copies of content by selecting the Copy box in the Create window, it will not be updated because it is no longer linked to this guide.

How to use this guide:

  • For instructions on how to reuse content, look for the boxes titled "Instructions for Reusing..." 
  • Please note that content boxes with the gray background color are not meant to be reused and are for instruction/informational purposes only.

Instructions for Reusing Content Boxes

From the guide you want the content to appear on:

  1. Click Add Box.
  2. Click on the Reuse Existing Box tab from the pop-up window.
  3. Next to Guide, search for the guide name.
  4. Using the Box drop-down, select the content box you'd like to reuse.
    1. If you want the content box to have a unique name on your guide, fill in the Box Name field, otherwise the content box will use the same name as the original asset.
  5. Click Save.
    1. Note: Do not select Copy, otherwise you're creating an additional asset and not reusing the one that already exists.

Instructions for Reusing Pages

From the guide you want the content to appear on:

  1. Click the  plus sign to add a new page.
  2. Select the Reuse Existing Page tab from the pop-up window.
  3. Next to Guide, search for the guide name.
  4. Next to Page, select the page you want to reuse. 
  5. Click Save.
    1. Note: If you select Copy, the content of the page will be duplicated onto the guide but will not update if the original page is updated.