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Scalar in Libraries, Archives, and Museums

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Librarians and information professionals should consider learning Scalar to assist students, scholars, and other patrons, as well as to potentially exhibit their own collections. As a digital publishing platform, Scalar is probably most relevant for academic librarians (especially those in digital publishing or scholarly communications roles) to support students’ and faculty’s work. Scalar also provides a great opportunity for collaborative work for students, professors, and classes thanks to its ability to support multiple authors. Some examples of using Scalar as an alternative to traditional scholarly publishing include:


However, Scalar can be more than just a tool for students and academics. Because it’s able to embed a variety of media, Scalar is also a great resource to curate digital exhibits for library, archives, and museum collections. Museum curators can create digital companions to physical exhibits; archivists can embed audio-visual and other multimedia collections; librarians can create engaging, interactive research guides. Some examples of using Scalar to showcase LAM collections include:


 

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