Using Omeka for setting up a dIgital library in the archives at Hunter College, presented by Judith Schwartz
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This was presented to the archivists at Hunter College Archives and Special Collections, March 2013.
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Using Omeka for setting up a dIgital library in the archives at Hunter College, presented by Judith Schwartz
- 1. Introduction to Omeka Omeka Judith Schwartz March 2013
- 2. Introduction to Omeka What is Omeka? - An open source web publishing platform - A tool for creating digital projects - Used by libraries, archives, museums, scholars, historical organizations through a set of commonly recognizable standards
- 3. Introduction to Omeka What is Omeka? - Build many different types of sites • Display collections • Build exhibits • Create teaching sites
- 4. Introduction to Omeka What is Omeka? - A system for storing digital objects and their metadata • photos • pdfs • videos
- 5. Introduction to Omeka CONTENTdm® Quick way to get content online Quick way to get photos online Digital Asset Management system with costs involved
- 6. Introduction to Omeka Advantages to using Omeka – FREE! You don’t have to purchase or install software on your computer – There’s a community of Omeka users that share information – You can search the Omeka website for the information you need and usually find the answers. – There’s documentation and tutorials on how to add items, manage themes, upgrade announcements at www.Omeka.org
- 7. Introduction to Omeka Disadvantages to using Omeka – There’s no user manual – Difficult installation and no tech support – You need to search for the answers.
- 8. Introduction to Omeka Omeka’s interface is similar to WordPress – From the Admin panel you can change the look of your site by using theme templates. – Extend functionality with plugins – Uses a mySQL database, PHP, and CSS – Allows users to modify themes by going into the CSS files. – Has a limited choice of themes
- 9. Introduction to Omeka Why use Omeka? • Searchable content • Customizable • Plugins- http://omeka.org/add-ons/plugins/ • Built in Dublin Core metadata capabilities – Dublin Core Fields conform to internationally implemented metadata standards
- 10. Introduction to Omeka Basic content types • Items = files and metadata • Collections = a group of items • Item Types = text, still image, moving image etc. • Tags • Exhibits
- 11. Introduction to Omeka Create Collections • Group of items • Provides a description of the collection followed by a list of thumbnails and links to all items in the collection
- 12. Introduction to Omeka Build exhibits with a drag and drop exhibit builder plug-in • A grouping of items with the option to add narrative text and captions • You can choose different page layouts and add captions • Each exhibit can have its own theme, which can be different from the overall site theme • Exhibits allow HTML input and text formatting
- 13. Introduction to Omeka Add Simple Pages • You can customize your site by creating pages and code with HTML, CSS or PHP. • Simple pages can link to items, collections, exhibits, or any other content on your site. • You can add pages to your site and bring in YouTube &Vimeo videos
- 16. Introduction to Omeka Choose Item Types
- 17. Introduction to Omeka Choosemetadata fields
- 18. Introduction to Omeka Core functions extended through plugins – ability to batch import metadata and files etc.
- 19. Introduction to Omeka After items are added to the collection, you can create exhibits using the exhibit builder plugin
- 20. Introduction to Omeka • Enables you to tag items with keywords to help users navigate your site.
- 21. Introduction to Omeka Best Option is to Self Host!
- 22. Introduction to Omeka CUNY special collections are using Omeka – Queens College http://archives.qc.cuny.edu/index.htm – Grad Center http://library.gc.cuny.edu/34th_st/ Remember me to Herald Square: Thirty-fourth street from River to River Theme template modified: Here is an example of the theme template modified: http://digitalworcester.org/ Teaching with Omeka – http://gvh.aphdigital.org/ NYU Digital History Class uses Omeka for exploring Greenwich Village History
- 23. Introduction to Omeka Examples of how Omeka is being used http://omeka.org/showcase/ Project Planning Case Studies http://omeka.org/codex/Project_Planning_Case_Studies judeschwartz@gmail.com JudithSchwartz March 2013
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- Preserving cultural heritage
- Content management systems that are being used.
- Files are Installed on a web server
- (Omeka has a limited choice of themes)