scalar 101
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Scalar 101. By Andrea Gannon and Brianna Walker Instructional Technology and Design Office [email protected] (217)244-4903. What Is Scalar?. Open Sources online publishing Platform run out by USC Media-rich, flexible, non-linear Primarily used by Digital Archivists and Academics. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
By Andrea Gannon and Brianna WalkerInstructional Technology and Design Office
[email protected](217)244-4903
Scalar 101
What Is Scalar?
Open Sources online publishing Platform run out by USC
Media-rich, flexible, non-linearPrimarily used by Digital Archivists and Academics
Let’s Get Started!
Step 1: Registration: scalar.usc.edu Click “Sign In” Click “Register an Account”
Books, Books, Books
Books are the heart & soul of ScalarVery flexible
Rich text Html Media-rich
Non-linear pathsmade of pages youcreate
What’s a Page?
Books are made up of pagesEach page contains content: text, video,
photos, music – anything you want!Wide variety of possibilities for display
Examples!
Examples!
Examples!
Creating a Page
Importing
Most media is not hosted by Scalar! It is “imported” from archives like Critical Commons,
or even commercial websites like YouTube Scalar is affiliated with a number of archives,
and you can upload digital content directly from them, as well as from commercial sites like YouTube
Scalar will also host media files of less than 2MB
How to Import Media
This is the main navigation bar, located on the left-hand side of your screen
The top carrot (currently says “Import”) tells you know where you are
Hover over that carrot to navigate; Hit “Import” to add media
Still a bit buggy; “Import” won’t appear unless you’re in a book
Different Sources
Affiliated Archives: Academic sources (Critical Commons)
Non-affiliated: Commercial Sources (YouTube)
Local Media Files: Up to 2MBInternet media files: can be
hosted anywhereOther Scalar books: hosted on
Scalar
Other Options
Psssst – this is easier!
Finding Media
Using Imported Media
Once you’ve imported media, it’ll appear on the “Media” tab in your Dashboard
Then you can use it in your pages!
Using Imported Media
What’s a Path?
You can create paths by making a new page or editing an existing page.
In the Relationships section of the page editor, look for the text “To make this page a path” and click “specify the items that it contains.”
You can then add any pages or content and can even drag and drop to reorder them.
Questions?
If you think of any more questions, email us!
Brianna: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]