Narration occurs at nearly every level of the project: in the maps, the Item metadata, the collections. But it occurs in two more explicit, intentional forms as well:
Annotations:
Sketches: Sketches resemble traditional forms, but are built on the same principles as the rest of the site. That is, they are rooted in - and stick close to - the Items that form the foundation of the project, and they aim to draw together seemingly disparate pieces in meaningful, perhaps even provocative, ways. They transpose some of the findings of the various mappings into textual format; they pose questions that will inform the curation of new collections, the addition of new items, and the articulation of new relationships and taxonomies. They are meant to be generative rather than comprehensive or conclusive. In simplest terms, they are as much starting points as any Item, annotation, or map.