LibGuides: Omeka: About Omeka

About Omeka

Omeka is a web publishing platform you can use to upload digital objects (like images or documents) and organize them into collections and exhibits that you share through your Omeka site. There are also themes and plugins available through Omeka to customize your site to suit your needs.

There are three versions of Omeka:

Omeka.net is the best option for most individuals' needs because it offers a free account option and has the basic features to create collections and exhibits. It is a hosted service which also offers various levels of paid accounts that include more features and larger storage. This version of Omeka does not require a download, and you do not need to meet any server specifications or have technical skills.

*The other sections of this guide will focus on using the "free trial" account on Omeka.net. Your free trial account has limited features but no expiration date.

Omeka Classic (formerly Omeka.org) is more advanced. If you want to host an independent site on your own server, you can download the open source software from omeka.org.

Omeka S is similar to Omeka Classic but has additional features that facilitate hosting multiple Omeka sites. This version also contains advanced data linking features that assist connection between different data sources.

Omeka Resources

Omeka.net
Here you can begin using the hosted version of Omeka.
Omeka.net Help
This help page can direct you to information on choosing the right Omeka account for you, getting started, managing your sites, and use cases.
Omeka.net Student Use Case
This use case goes through suggested steps for completing a student project with Omeka.net
Omeka.org
Here you can find the open source downloads to host your own Omeka site.

Example Omeka Sites

Miss Pink's Wildflowers
Miss Pink's Wildflowers showcases a selection of the unique watercolour and pencil sketches of Central Australia arid lands' flora by Olive Pink (1884-1975). The sketches, created between 1930 and 1960, are part of the Olive Pink Collection donated to the University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Collections by Olive Pink and her family.

Art Noveau
For a brief and brilliant period at the end of the 19th century – starting around 1890, and tailing off before World War One – Art Nouveau dominated the cultural scene. Everything from domestic furnishings and decorative art to architecture and advertising was characterised by its curvilinear elegance and organic forms inspired by nature. Even today, more than a century after the emergence of Art Nouveau, artists and designers continue to be inspired by the floral elements, natural features and colours of this enduring style.

Digital History Archive of São Roque
Digitizing public and private collections in São Roque, São Paulo, Brazil, that contains historically valuable documents such as old photographs, administrative books from the nineteenth century, maps, artwork, newspapers and periodicals, theses and dissertations, video and audio recordings, among others.

New Roots
This is a digital archive that contains the oral histories of Latin American migrants in North Carolina and the experiences of North Carolinians that have worked for the integration of new settlers into this southern state. Latino migrants have put down new roots in the United States South and opened up a distinct chapter in the long history of Latin American migration to the United States.

Contact

Contact:

scholarslab@austin.utexas

Recommended Books

Digital Curation in the Digital Humanities by Arjun Sabharwal
ISBN: 9780081001783
The Metadata Manual by Rebecca L. Lubas; Amy S. Jackson; Ingrid Schneider
ISBN: 9781843347293