Omeka: Open Source for Open Museums? (MCN 2010)

1. Omeka: Open Source for Open Museums? Sharon M. Leon Co-Director, Omeka Director of Public Projects, Center for History and New Media sleon@gmu.edu |@sleonchnm Thursday, October 28, 2010

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3. Web Publishing Platform • Exposure of collections for use and reuse in many venues: • Online exhibits • Geolocation • Mobile optimized sites and applications • Over 10,000 downloads since Feb. 2008 Thursday, October 28, 2010

4. Connecting to Users • Social bookmarking • Contribution/Collection of content • Commenting • Feeds: RSS, XML, JSON,Atom, OAI-PMH Thursday, October 28, 2010

6. Customizable • Flexible theming • 12 basic themes • Easily modiﬁed CSS and PHP • Extensible • 30 plugins and counting Thursday, October 28, 2010

9. Robust Dev Community • Forums for basic questions • Clear and well documented API • Active Google Group and IRC channel • Playdates,THATCamp, workshops • Modify, develop, contribute Thursday, October 28, 2010

15. Libraries and Archives • Digital Collections • Online Exhibits • Collecting Sites Thursday, October 28, 2010

35. Scholarship • Online exhibits • Enthusiast sites • Teaching and Learning • Dissertations • Collaborative scholarship Thursday, October 28, 2010

54. Museums • Collecting sites • Online Exhibits • Collections listings • Collaborative work Thursday, October 28, 2010

80. Barriers to adoption • Other systems in place (Drupal, etc.) • Access to LAMP servers/hosting • Willingness to tinker (not a turnkey solution) • Comfort with server installation and maintenance (still too technical) Thursday, October 28, 2010

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