Take storytelling to new heights
Cultivate community memory
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Don’t know something about an item? Just ask! The mystery question feature encourages users to share what they know. -
Whether they’re answering a question or simply thrilled to add some snippet of information they might have, your story will only grow with their help! -
People can upload their photos and stories and add collection items right on your site.
Precise real-time viewing of historical locations
Add location & pinpoint address, then let the public interact and “visit” the site on their home browser. Like being there!
Add international location
Pinpoint exact location
Interactive public map
Bring together collection results
View results in Google Earth
Streeview historic locations
Give collections historical perspective with virtual exhibits
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Tell the story of your collection, an event or about your town–it’s up to you! The photo essay module lets you style, select, and structure each page and all its content. -
Use the virtual exhibit module to highlight local businesses, events, families, and more. -
Use simple embed codes to add interactive features like zoomified images, audio or video clips as part of any exhibit
Local records, global discovery
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VITA’s technology means your collection can be discovered from anywhere and viewed in other cool applications like GoogleEarth, MapQuest, and more… -
Simple news indexes are full text searchable and results can be faceted for easy navigation. -
Scrapbooks, brochures, ledgers, etc: the multipage viewer lets users browse from page to page and rotate to see everything on every leaf.
Oral histories, walking tours, and interviews enhance your local history
Oral histories
Video clips
Local History Series
The power of statistics
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Your online collection traffic is tracked by powerful analytics software. The colourful, comprehensive reports are great resources for encouraging donations, grants and other support. -
Encourage local and long-distance support by spotlighting sponsors of your project right on your site. Your acknowledgement drives traffic to their sites too. -
Understand what people are looking for with internal “search” statistics. Are they finding what they want? Use this information to better describe your existing collection and target new collection areas of interest!
Working alone? Working with others?
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Working alone? Don’t have a website? VITA is a cost effective, complete solution for organizations of all sizes. Build your web presence all in one space with custom web pages, powerful collection search & discovery options, social media and user contribution options! -
Working with others? VITA provides collaborative project partners with custom site(s) and powerful collection management tools -
Recognize partnerships, sponsorship or grants in the customizable footer for persistent aknowledgement throughout your site.
Some historical society subscribers
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