Tech & Tools Used
This project utilizes a multitude of digital tools to organise, interpret, and present the research in a structured online format. Rather than just focusing on the creation of original data, the project emphasised a digital curation of existing scholarly materials. The selection of tools includes
- Scalar, used to build and publish the project
- Google Docs, used to draft and organize the content
- Academic and course materials, used as the foundation of the research
The Main tool we will be analyzing is Scalar
“Scalar is a free, open source authoring and publishing platform that’s designed to make it easy for authors to write long-form, born-digital scholarship online. Scalar enables users to assemble media from multiple sources and juxtapose them with their own writing in a variety of ways, with minimal technical expertise required.”
- qoute from Scalar’s website
How is it used within and outside the project?
Within:
- Build and organize the website of Paris Noir
- Connect the various pages via these ideas of “paths.”
- allow users to engage and curate their own experience depending on various interests.
- present the information in a very vissually enegaining an dinteractice format.
- Support user navigation through a digital, non-linear format.
Outside of this Project
although commonly used within digital humaniteies, we can se Scalar also used within:
- digital archives, as well as online exhbits and p publsihing.
- interactive essays
- educational course materials
showing that Scalar functions as a broader digital tool for organizing and presenting information, not just in the academic world.
Best Practices in Digital Humanities?
The tool used within this project fits digital humanities’ best practices as it’s an open-soruce platform, which supports accessibility and a broad use without financial barriers, aligning with the goal of makining the humanities research more widely available. The use of this digital publishing platform also reflects current standards in digital humanities, where information is presented in a more interactive, non-linear way, rather than traditional essays. Overall, this tool also allows us to assume best practices in digital humanities, as it
- supports accessibility
- organizes information clearly