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Digital Scholarship: Timelines

Example Timelines

The Pursuit of Civil Rights at East Carolina: A Timeline
A history of civil rights at East Carolina within the context of what was simultaneously happening across the state and nation. The timeline was created by Patrick Cash, University Archives
Revolutionary User Interfaces
A history of computer technology created in the Knight Lab and Northwestern University.

Tools

There are a number of tools that can be used for digital projects to create interactive and engaging timelines.

TimelineJS
An open-source tool developed by the Knight Lab. It can be used to create timelines from Google Sheets.
StorylineJS
An open-source tool developed by the Knight Lab. It can be used to create interactive line charts.
Neatline
An add-on tool used in Omeka to create timelines.

Using TimelineJS