Digital Project Elements

Your digital project should include the following:

Sections

  • Home page
  • About
    • Who you are
    • A reflective section that talks about why you chose your research question and the future of your project (your research journal should help inspire this section).
    • A link to the DSSRF page (https://dssrf2024.blogs.bucknell.edu)
  • Documentation (where applicable)
    • Information on the tools, content management systems, or other digital components used to create your project, including links to their web pages.
    • Customizations or special code created for the project.
    • Metadata schemas used in your project.
  • Sources (your bibliography)

Elements

  • An introduction to the central thesis/research question of your project that draws the user in to explore more.
  • A clear and navigable layout.
  • Digital tools that provide a level of interactivity or visualization to your project, such as timelines, maps, charts and graphs, etc.
  • Context, narrative, and interpretation about different aspects of your research question.
  • Digital assets such as images, audio, and video, and their accompanying metadata, as necessary.