The Digital Past

Omeka Exhibit Building Tutorial

  Create your new Omeka site Omeka.net dashboard After you’ve clicked on the link in your email, click on Add a Site. Fill in information about your site’s URL, the title you want to use, and a description… Read More

Google My Maps and Google Earth provide an easy way to start creating digital maps. With a Google Account you can create and edit personal maps by clicking on My Places. In My Maps you can choose between… Read More

Does your data tell a story that unfolds in time? An interactive timeline is a great way to communicate that story on the web. This tutorial introduces the basics of Knight Lab‘s Timeline.JS and StoryMap.JS, OKFN Labs‘s TimeMapper,… Read More

    First, collect your “raw materials.” That means you should have a list of locations, and for each location, you should have one photo and a short paragraph (a few sentences max). Your locations can be general… Read More

Data Maps About data maps A first data map Examining the data Uploading the data to CartoDB Mapping the data Asking and answering questions Next steps About data maps One of the most common types of maps that… Read More