Context for Students
Also, your work will be visible for years to come. Unlike a paper that you write and then proceed to stuff in a box somewhere or throw away, a Scalar will be visible not only to you but to the internet consuming public as well. Your work, should you choose, will be public and consumable for anyone with an internet connection. As my adviser Dr. Jonathan Rees puts it, your Scalar books will become the sources that future 7th graders will use to write their middle school papers.
If your professor will allow it, I strongly suggest using Scalar. Conventional papers do have a purpose, but that purpose is rapidly becoming fading as the world moves ever faster to the digital from the analog. Not only does Scalar make your work accessible, it will aid you in embracing the future that is rapidly approaching. Do not abandon conventional papers, but also do not ignore the technological advancements that are revolutionizing nearly every field of study, history included.