This tutorial describes how to use the europeana module. The europeana module is a component of the project virtual spaces. This module is characterized by being integrated to europeana. Europeana is a virtual library that enables the access to books, paintings and films that have been digitized in different places of Europe. Our new module connects to the Europeana's API making possible the use of images for the construction of virtual exhibitions.

Getting Started

Before we start with this guide, it is worth to take a look at the general tutorial of the virtual spaces located in ​http://virtualspaces.sourceforge.net/tutorial.

After the creation of a project (see general tutorial of virtual spaces), in order to use the europeana module, the first step is the set up of a key to access the Europeana API. If you do not have an account, you can create one in ​http://www.europeana.eu/portal/api/registration.html. When you have a key, you should go to the main menu → project → preferences → Europeana Collections. In this panel, there is a text entry, where you must put your key.

In order to add images to a virtual space project, you should open the Europeana Connection component. You can open this component going to the main menu and selecting Project → Open Europeana Collection.