virtual tour and online exhibition of the college library

Virtual Tour and Online Exhibitionof the College Library

Virtual tour

Architect’s drawing

Outlined in model

‘southwest view’

Height & propertyassigned to entity

With perspective applied

Finished, wire frame view

Rendered

Import into Photoshop

Add clickable icons

Process through Image mapping software

Host on weblearn

HTML code

Make folder public

Explore

• Still photographs• Information• Drawings• Browse bookshelves

Audience

• Inductions• New Fellows• Prospective students• Carrel applicants

Fire safety

Ideas for developing

• Panoramas• Video / Audio• Entrance area re-design!

Persian Section

Discussion Room

Presentation layout

Online exhibition

What I used

• A great collection ...• 3D modelling software• Camera and Photoshop• Image mapping software• Magnifier software• Slideshow software• Weblearn!

Stages

• Imagine / design a gallery space• Layout – 2 or 3 walls only• Build a display case and (standard) book• Cut & paste!

Images

• Capture images / Creative Commons / Permissions

• Wrap around object• Fit to object – stretching • View in perspective• Environment / Constant

View of room

Wireframe view

Close up of book

Flat images

Online magnifier

Captions

• Involvement of tutors• Especially commissioned• Taken from (real) exhibitions

Hopefully

• Engaging• Interactive• Educational• Promotional• Protective!• Fund-raising

Ideas for development

• Podcasts, e.g. Medical lecture• Missal• Shakespeare folios & Folger

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