Introducing
a new interactive digital document presentation system:
A DocExplore
Training Event
Jennison
Building, University of Kent, Canterbury
Thursday 26th June 2014
DocExplore
is a new free open source software suite enabling the easy creation of
interactive digital presentations suitable for the promotion of written heritage
collections.
The
system enables users to import scanned images of a document or manuscript,
attach explanatory text, images, sound and video to enhance the understanding of
the document, and produce a presentation for display, either on a local
computer or on-line via the web.
To support the release of the software, we will be staging
a free one-day training event on the DocExplore system. This will provide an
introduction to the system and allow users to build their own trial presentation
using DocExplore.
Morning (10am – 12noon) - Augmenting digital documents with DocExplore
Introduction:
DocExplore and the promotion of the written heritage
Images,
digitization, documents
Augmenting
digital documents with DocExplore
Managing
collections of DocExplore Augmented Books
Creating
interactive presentations
Setting
up a working display with DocExplore
Examples
of presentations based on the
collections at Canterbury Cathedral Archives and Library DocExplore
on the web
Afternoon
(1pm – 3pm) - Creating
Augmented Books
Design
of a Visual Augmented Book
Export
and import of an Augmented Book
Interacting
with the DocExplore community
The
event is free to attend but places must be pre-registered. Light refreshments
will be provided. Lunch will be available from numerous outlets at the
University.