Barnard Digital Humanities Center Tutorials

Here we have tutorials for the techonologies that our center supports. These tools encapsulate our values, such as sustainability, collaboration, and exploration. We hope to empower your project decisions by identifying advantages/disadvantages of each tool and by encouraging self-reflective tool use.

Scalar I

Scalar is a free, open-source tool for creating media-rich digital books. This tutorial covers the basics of Scalar

Scalar II

This tutorial assumes that you have already created a Scalar book with content and guides you through more advanced Scalar functions and practices.

StoryMapJS

StoryMapJS is a free, open-source tool that allows users to produce media-rich stories by combining narrative and location.

TimelineJS

TimelineJS is a free, open-source tool that allows you to make media-rich, chronological timelines.

Twine

Twine is a flexible tool for creating an interactive narrative game.

WordPress

This tutorial goes over the basic steps of setting up a WordPress site and creating a post. This tutorial also has an advanced section about WordPress hosting options, themes, and plugins.