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Scalar 101

Scalar 101. By Andrea Gannon and Brianna Walker Instructional Technology and Design Office itd@support.lis.illinois.edu (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.

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Scalar 101

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  1. Scalar 101 By Andrea Gannon and Brianna Walker Instructional Technology and Design Office itd@support.lis.illinois.edu (217)244-4903

  2. What Is Scalar? Open Sources online publishing Platform run out by USC Media-rich, flexible, non-linear Primarily used by Digital Archivists and Academics

  3. Let’s Get Started! • Step 1: Registration: • scalar.usc.edu • Click “Sign In” • Click “Register an Account”

  4. Books, Books, Books • Books are the heart & soul of Scalar • Very flexible • Rich text • Html • Media-rich • Non-linear pathsmade of pages youcreate

  5. What’s a Page? Books are made up of pages Each page contains content: text, video, photos, music – anything you want! Wide variety of possibilities for display

  6. Examples!

  7. Examples!

  8. Examples!

  9. Creating a Page

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Different Sources • Affiliated Archives: Academic sources (Critical Commons) • Non-affiliated: Commercial Sources (YouTube) • Local Media Files: Up to 2MB • Internet media files: can be hosted anywhere • Other Scalar books: hosted on Scalar

  13. Other Options Psssst – this is easier!

  14. Finding Media

  15. 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!

  16. Using Imported Media

  17. 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.

  18. Questions? If you think of any more questions, email us! Brianna: walker17@illinois.edu Andrea: agannon2@illinois.edu ITD: itd@support.lis.illinois.edu

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