Research Guides: Digital Scholarship : Scalar

Scalar

What is Scalar?

Scalar is a open source, web-based publishing software created by the University of Southern California's Alliance for Networking Visual Culture that allows users to create online publications, or Scalar "books". Scalar's structure allows for flexible interactivity in the author's construction of each page. Scalar allows for in-depth collaboration and can be used for student research projects, class-produced research guides, as well as OERs (Open Educational Resources).

Examples of Scalar uses:

Archival Research Guides
Collaborative Class Presentations
Digital Anthologies
Digital Documentaries
Reports
Single & Multi-Authored Research Projects
Textbooks

Examples of Scalar Projects

Chicana Diasporic, A Nomadic Journey of the Activist Exiled
Chicana Diasporic, A Nomadic Journey of the Activist Exiled, is a media rich, annotated Scalar research hub that highlights a political/ideological journey of the women of the Chicana Caucus of the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC) from 1973 to 1979.
FemTechNet Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Pedagogy Workbook
Workbook created by graduate students, post-docs, librarians, and alt-ac professionals in the Situated Critical Race + Media Committee (SCR+M) of FemTechNet. This workbook includes syllabi, educational resources, and media that covers feminist digital pedagogies, intersectionality, race, gender, and technology.
The Social Construction of Media
Class project on social media platforms and societal impact created by students at Washington University.
Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century
Los Angeles Unified School District 2016 ISTE Standards for Students.
Unpinning History: Japanese Posters in the Age of Commercialism, Imperialism, and Modernism
Unpinning History: Japanese Posters in the Age of Commercialism, Imperialism, and Modernism highlights USC Libraries' unique collection of Japanese posters that were produced in the 1910s and 1920s.
Victorian Ghosts, 1852-1907
Collection of Victorian Ghost Stories that was collated and annotated by scholars at York University enrolled in the fourth-year Victorian Ghosts course offered through the department of English during Fall 2020.
Women of the Early Harlem Renaissance: African American Women Writers 1900-1922
Collection of poetry, drama, and fiction by African American women between 1900 and 1922 curated at Lehigh University.