> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://bcds.gitbook.io/learn/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://bcds.gitbook.io/learn/digital-scholarship-incubator/topics/digital-exhibits/exercise-2-exhibit.so.md).

# Exercise 2: Exhibit.so

### Tools and Materials

* [Exhibit.so](https://www.exhibit.so/) ([documentation](https://www.exhibit.so/docs))
* [Object spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xOA3hj4MApaF9uKeonGVjH_Cm5yGPI0u13daQop6j-g/edit?usp=sharing)
* [Dummy text generator](https://www.blindtextgenerator.com/lorem-ipsum)

### **Resources**

* [Getting Started](https://moop-home.vercel.app/docs/getting-started) & [Creating and Exhibit in Exhibit.so](https://moop-home.vercel.app/docs/creating-an-exhibit)

**Additional Info**

Items brought into Exhibit.so require IIIF manifest URLs. IIIF is a standard that enables rich functionality across all web browsers for different kinds of digital objects, e.g., zooming into an image. [Learn more](https://iiif.io/get-started/how-iiif-works/) and find [IIIF resources](https://iiif.io/guides/finding_resources/). 

### Getting Started

**1.)** Open [**Exhibit.so**](https://www.exhibit.so/) and the [**object spreadsheet**](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xOA3hj4MApaF9uKeonGVjH_Cm5yGPI0u13daQop6j-g/edit?usp=sharing)

**2.)** In Exhibit.so, scroll down and click on the **Create an Exhibit** button.

**3.)** Select and Add Information: 

* Select **Scroll** template
* Add **Title**: DS Incubator (or whatever you want) 
* Add **Description**: DS Incubator Exercise (or whatever you want) 
* Select **Public**
* Click **Create Exhibit**
* When you get to the exhibit page, click **Share** (bottom left) and copy and paste the URL into a location you can save it to be able to access and edit the exhibit later.

**4.)** Adding Items

**A single image of an Anti-Slavery Almanac:**

```
https://arc.bc.edu/omeka-s-demo/iiif/3/1164
```

**The full text of an Anti-Slavery Almanac:**

```
https://iiif.archivelab.org/iiif/americanantislav1839chil/manifest.json
```

### **Instruction for Working Independently**

**1.) Saving & sharing your exhibit**

![](https://4055173823-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LgXtIWpHMikxGQHLU5T%2Fuploads%2F6VT4Og8sBl2vspbojJGj%2Fexhibit-so_share.png?alt=media\&token=2063fe9c-5eb6-4407-951a-9bdd3b8cc13e)

**2.) Adding a simple object** 

* [Choose an object from the IIIF column on the spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xOA3hj4MApaF9uKeonGVjH_Cm5yGPI0u13daQop6j-g/edit#gid=0). 
* Click the **Add Item** button (bottom left) and past a **IIIF manifest URL** into the IIIF manifest URL box and click **Import.** 
* Click on the **item** and click on **Add to Exhibit**
* Click on the **plus sign**... 

![](https://4055173823-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LgXtIWpHMikxGQHLU5T%2Fuploads%2FHpR0e7ur5y2Ft2UX7sgl%2Fadd-item.png?alt=media\&token=9d477b41-34b1-444d-8911-7f9257413e69)

and copy and paste the following "dummy text" into the **text box**:

<mark style="background-color:red;">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. In enim justo, rhoncus ut, imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo.</mark>

* Click on the **checkmark** (see below).

![](https://4055173823-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LgXtIWpHMikxGQHLU5T%2Fuploads%2F1oaKKlKNnmykQ2j4xFJ8%2Fcheckmark.png?alt=media\&token=16be180a-7ff0-4130-8c44-db0e89151577)

* &#x20;Click on the **plus sign** again and add some dummy text to the text box.&#x20;
* Hover on the image and you see a plus, minus, and rotation symbol appear. Click the **plus sign** to zoom in and click and drag the image to frame the illustration well. Click the **checkmark**.

**3.) Adding a compound object**&#x20;

* Add the following object the same way you did the object above: Click **Add Item**, paste the  IIIF manifest URL (available below), click on new Item Import, and **Add to Exhibit**

```
https://iiif.archivelab.org/iiif/americanantislav1839chil/manifest.json
```

* Once the item is added, navigate to page 13 of the Almanac (image 18 of the scans)
* Like you did before, click the **plus sign**, add some text, and click the **checkmark**