Request a New Exhibit
To review eligibility and information on how to request a new exhibit on Cornell's Online Exhibitions platform, read the policies below:
CUL Online Exhibitions
General policy
- Cornell University Library (CUL) exhibits document and showcase the work of physical exhibits produced by the library. Generally, only exhibits created by unit libraries are considered for publication on the CUL exhibits page.
- Exceptions can be made for faculty who make significant use of library collections for an exhibit OR faculty who have worked with a unit library to install a physical exhibit in library spaces. In all cases, exceptions must be approved by the unit library from the faculty member’s respective college and will be based on available staffing, taking into account the resources and time that will be required for the proposed exhibit. All exhibits must be in line with the mission of Cornell University Library to educate and help communicate the insights of engaged scholarship. Fill out the CUL Online Exhibition Request Form if you fit into this category.
- All student requests for online exhibit space and all faculty requests that do not meet the conditions of eligibility for publication on the CUL exhibits page should be directed to the CUL Digital Scholarship program.
- Exhibits published on the CUL exhibits page are available for public viewing for as long as is technically and institutionally feasible.
- CUL-IT is responsible for ongoing technical support and development of the CUL online exhibits page, including the forward migration of exhibits to any platforms that may supersede the current platform, Spotlight. See https://cul-it.github.io/exhibits-library-cornell-edu/exhibit_request.html for documentation on getting started with Spotlight.
From: Getting Started with CUL ONLINE EXHIBITIONS
Overview: How Online Exhibitions Work
Browse published exhibits here: https://exhibits.library.cornell.edu/
Curators for each exhibit upload a collection of images (jpg, jpeg, and png) and their associated metadata. Curators then have a few different options on how they can present that content to their users. At the minimum, an exhibit can just be a home page with text and a search bar that users can query with to browse the collections:
But this might not be very engaging to users!
By leveraging custom metadata facets, browse categories with curatorial descriptions, and curated feature pages, exhibit curators can develop more engaging interactions with their collections.
Main Navigation Items
Home Page
Every exhibit has a home page - this is the page that users land on when clicking on an exhibit's thumbnail on the main index (https://exhibits.library.cornell.edu/).
You can choose to hide or show your search facets on the left of your main text in the Options tab of Edit mode.
Curated Feature Pages
Use curated feature pages to showcase and provide additional context for your collection. You can embed exhibit items, as well as videos and 3rd party interactive content not available in your exhibit's search index on feature pages.
You can choose to show or hide feature page navigation on the left of your main text in the Options tab of Edit mode.
To add or delete feature pages: Curation: Feature pages.
Browse
Use Browse pages when you want your users to browse through curated subsets of your exhibit's items. You can choose which item metadata fields to display per view type (List, Grid, Masonry, Slideshow) in Configuration: Metadata.
To manage Browse categories: Curation: Browse.
About Pages
Add information about your exhibit, including exhibition credits, additional resources, and contacts to the About pages.
Search
Admins can configure the search results view in: Configuration: Search.
Next: Exhibit Dashboard