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The Research Catalogue, basic Information

 

AMU offers all teachers and students access to a full RC account. This tool allows the publication of "expositions", which are alternatives to articles in academic journals. Expositions can take a wide variety of forms, from a simple blog to a complex interactive multimedia map.

 

On this page:

How to get started and create expositions in RC

 

1. Create a basic account in the Research Catalogue

  • register an account in the RC
  • to create an account, use your AMU email address; you can change it to a private address later
  • this basic account allows you to review expositions and leave comments but you can’t create your own expositions

2. Email us with your account upgrade request

  • our email address: research.catalogue@amu.cz
  • we will connect your account to the AMU portal in the RC; this will upgrade it to a full account
  • with a full account, you can create expositions, share them, publish them, etc.

3. In the full account, click on the CREATE EXPOSITION button

You will find the button on your profile page after logging in to the RC.

 

4. Select the editor

After clicking on CREATE EXPOSITION, you need to choose which editor you want to start with. There are two general-purpose editors, graphical and block:

  • editor type block: Suitable for text dominated pages. You insert content in blocks. These blocks automatically adjust to the width of the monitor or other device on which the resulting page is displayed. This editor is less flexible for creating diagrams, maps, or for overlaying materials.
  • editor type graphical: Allows to create rich graphical pages where text and media (images, video, audio files) can be freely positioned on an infinite canvas. When displayed, the width does not adjust to the screen, the user scrolls through the page in all directions.
  • It’s possible to combine both graphical and block pages in a single exposition.
  • Below on this page you will find examples of expositions for inspiration.

 

Do you need to consult the RC? Contact us.

 

Tutorials and Webinars

 

1. Text Guide

All on one page. At the top left is a MENU with the contents of the manual.

 

2. Video Tutorials

For working in different types of editors: graphical, block, etc.

 

3. Webinars

 

Webinar on the basics of working in the RC, 90 min. (March 2023)

  • basic orientation in the RC
  • working with files (media repository)
  • working in main editors: block and graphical
  • sharing, collaboration and publishing

Detailed overview:

4:40 orientation in the RC

9:50 working with files uploaded to the RC, including sharing (media repository)

15:50 how to create an exposition in the block editor

42:00 how to create an exposition in the graphical editor

01:07:50 sharing and publishing an exposition

01:10:10 saving expositions continuously, saving backup versions

01:23:50 overview of tutorials, the RC forum, etc.

 

Webinar on the basics of working in the RC, 120 min. (16 October 2023)

  • orientation in the RC
  • creating an exposition in the block editor and in the graphical editor
  • keywords
  • editing the user profile page
  • multiple authors working on the same exposition
  • submit for review

Detailed overview:

2:20 advantages of using the RC

5:40 orientation in the RC

8:20 working with files (media repository)

18:00 creating an exposition in the block editor

43:15 creating an exposition in the graphical editor

1:12:00 keywords, the RC open dictionary, a keyword map

1:19:30 3D objects (sketchfab)

1:27:00 history of created objects

1:31:00 My Profile Page (editing, customizing the page)

1:36:00 collaboration on the exposition, submit for review, DOI

1:55:00 hyperlink from an image to another part of the exposition

 

Webinar on the basics of working in the RC, 90 min. (8 February 2024)

  • working in main editors: block and graphical
  • further processing of the exposition: sharing, inviting co-authors, supervisors, etc.
  • saving work-in-progress versions
  • mistakes to avoid

Detailed overview:

04:00 questions to help you choose the right editor

05:30 working in the block editor

26:30 working in the graphical editor

40:50 examples of how to use the graphical editor (timeline, working with images, a hyperlink within an exposition, etc.)

01:12:00 how to make your exposition visible (sharing, collaboration, self-publishing, submit for review, etc.)

01:21:00 managing versions of the exposition (creating a backup copy, history of created objects)

01:26:00 mistakes to avoid

 

Advanced webinar on using HTML and CSS in the block editor, 113 min. (19 March 2024)

  • HTML tool
  • lists and tables
  • tiny docs, tinyMCE, Mozilla border, w3scholls
  • embedding an external application in an exposition using iframe (17:00)
  • templates: creating a library of styles for text and for other tools (images, videos)
  • Python scripting to create more complex expositions (51:30)
  • table alignment tricks in relation to responsive design of the block editor (1:05:00)

 

Examples of expositions in RC for inspiration

 

Expositions created in block editor:

 

Resolution in Non-Resolution: Process over Outcome in Collaborative Art-Making (Catherine Cartwright, 2022)

Mostly text content that adjusts to the width of the window in which you view the exposure. The image will also narrow if the width of the window is reduced.

 

Experiments in Aural Attention: Listening Away & Lingering Longer (Rebecca Collins, 2022)

The dimensions of the video player also adjust to the width of the window in which you view the exposition.

 

Expositions created in graphical editor:

 

Pandemic performance: A Haunting of Haunts  (Garrett Lynch, 2022)

Exposition created on 10 pages that can be switched between.

 

Emotional machines – composing for unstable media (Thorolf Thuestad, 2022)

Table of contents graphically organised.

 

The Garage Tapes (Tor Einar Bekken, 2023)

A compilation of music videos.
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