Workshop Objectives

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

--To gain an understanding of Omeka’s uses and benefits for scholarly and classroom projects

--To gain an understanding of Omeka’s architecture and built-in plugins:

          item

          exhibit

          Dublin Core Metadata

          Plugins

          Users

--To learn about examples of Omeka projects for research and inspiration

          Whiskey Rebellion

          Story of the Beautiful

          Rural Diaries

          Digital Public Library of America

--To learn how to set up an Omeka.net site of your own

--To become familiar with Omeka's "dashboard"