{"id":11505,"date":"2026-03-18T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/?page_id=11505"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:44:02","slug":"applications-showcase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/domains-and-websites\/getting-started-with-domains\/applications-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n

Domains offers the opportunity to create dynamic digital projects on its hosting service. Though users can choose from several apps to install with one-click installation, we find most faculty and students choose to create WordPress sites, Scalar projects, and Omeka exhibits. Here are some examples of work by Trinity faculty and students to help you decide if these platforms are right for you:<\/p>\n

WordPress<\/h4>\n

WordPress is a website-building platform that uses plugin architecture and template design. It does not require any knowledge of computer code to produce an impressive web design.<\/p>\n

WordPress is ideal for personal portfolio sites, project sites, club pages, etc. It can easily incorporate text, media, and incorporate multiple pages drawing on a wide variety of themes.<\/p>\n

Showcase Pieces Coming Soon<\/em><\/p>\n

Omeka<\/h4>\n

Omeka<\/a>\u00a0is a web publishing platform for sharing digital collections and creating media-rich online exhibits.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n

Sample Project: Brendan W. Clark \u201821. \u201cTrinity College and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918\u201d Watkinson Library \u2013 Virtual Museum. Link:\u00a0https:\/\/watkinsonlibrary.omeka.net\/collections\/show\/1<\/a><\/p>\n

This archive explores Trinity\u2019s response to the 1918 flu epidemic and contains records of College publications, the Trinity Tripod, the Hartford Courant, and other records from the historical annals of Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut).<\/p>\n

Scalar<\/h4>\n

Scalar<\/a>\u00a0is a free,\u00a0open source<\/a>\u00a0authoring and publishing platform that\u2019s designed to make it easy for authors to write long-form, born-digital scholarship online. Scalar enables users to assemble\u00a0media<\/a>\u00a0from multiple\u00a0sources<\/a>\u00a0and juxtapose them with their own writing in a variety of ways, with minimal technical expertise required. Scalar is ideal for creating digital editions, open textbooks, and other text-based projects that would benefit from multimedia integrations.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n

Sample Project: \u201cFake News: Disinformation, Deception, and Magical Thinking Over Time\u201d Link:\u00a0http:\/\/edtech.domains.trincoll.edu\/scalar\/fake-news\/index<\/a><\/p>\n

This online exhibit on disinformation utilizes Scalar\u2019s ability to join separate chapters, or topics, within one exhibit incorporating a table of contents, text, multimedia sources, and citations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n