#  Web publishing 

 



  
FAS Academic Technology currently supports two main platforms for publishing content to the web: Omeka and Scalar. Both of these platforms were built with academic writing in mind, and both were developed at universities (Omeka at George Mason, and Scalar at USC)

These two different platforms have a lot in common, so it can be difficult to determine which one is right for your project. We've put together this page to help you navigate those differences and find out what's best for you.

For a more in-depth consultation, please reach out to <atg@fas.harvard.edu>.

Sort [Omeka](/omeka)[Scalar](/scalar)Best for:

- Work resembling an archive or museum collection
- Interactive maps with the Neatline plugin



- Work resembling a book or article
- Multimedia-rich nonlinear narratives



Can site contributors be restricted from editing each others' content on the same site?

Yes

No

Integrated with Harvard Key?

Yes

Yes

Able to import IIIF images?

Yes (with IIIF Items plugin)

No (in development)

Customizability

Various themes available, with the ability to develop custom themes with PHP

Ability to add custom CSS and Javascript, but no custom themes

Design

Somewhat dated

Somewhat modern

Extensibility

Can add functionality with plugins

No plugin infrastructure