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Digital Humanities Research Institute: Binghamton 2019

Platforms for Digital Scholarship

Below is a list of some platforms that can be used to design and present public-facing digital work. Some of them are quite limited in functionality and others are more multi-functional. The platforms with the lowest barriers of entry are listed at the top. Examples of projects are also included in many cases.

Knight Lab Suite: The Knight Lab at Northwestern University offers several browser-based digital storytelling tools that can be used to convey spatial and chronological narratives. These platforms require that the user logs in with a Google account.
- Timeline JS (http://timeline.knightlab.com): Plot out events on a chronological timeline and upload or link to various types of media (student work sample)
- Story Map JS (https://storymap.knightlab.com):
  - Map version: Plot out narratives on the Open Street Map platform and upload or link to various types of media (student work sample)
  - Gigapixel version: Use your own hi-res images as the background and upload or link to various types of media (student work sample)
Adobe Spark (https://spark.adobe.com, browser-based version): Adobe products are generally subscription based and Binghamton does not have an institutional subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud. But, the browser-based version of Adobe Spark can be accessed for free by anyone with an educational email account (select the option for teachers and students). Adobe Spark can be used to produce and host simple webpages, videos, and basic infographics. (sample video)
Omeka (https://omeka.org): Omeka is one of the most popular online exhibition tools developed by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. Anyone can sign up for an Omeka Classic account for individual projects. Omeka S is the institutional version. Binghamton is currently at the development stage for Omeka S and aiming for a soft launch in 2020. Amy Gay will be in contact with the group via the listserv with Omeka S updates. If you have any questions, contact Amy. (Omeka Classic showcase of projects)
Esri Story Maps (https://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/): Esri Story Maps can be used with maps designed on ArcGIS online. Visit the Esri Story Maps curriculum for more information.
Scalar (https://scalar.me/anvc/): Scalar is a platform for publishing dynamic multi-media work. It is developed by the Alliance for Networking Visual Culture at the University of Southern California. Visit the Scalar curriculum for more information.
Manifold (https://manifoldapp.org/get-started): Manifold is a collaborative, open-source platform for scholarly publishing that allows for authors to produce iterative books that evolve over time. Manifold has partnered with the University of Minnesota Press. Binghamton is not yet an institutional host for Manifold. (Manifold/UMN open-access projects)
Quire (https://github.com/gettypubs/quire): Quire is a digital publishing framework that is being developed by the Getty, operating on the static site model. It generates outputs to the web and in PDF and EPUB formats. (sample project on Quire)

Those who are interested in web-hosting can look into Reclaim Hosting, which has plans for academics and allows one to establish a distinct .com domain name and to install Omeka, Scalar, Wordpress, and other applications. Those who need large media files hosted for digital projects may work with Marcia Focht, Curator of Visual Resources, Department of Art History.