Using Omeka for Special Collections Hugh Murphy Padraic Stack
What we did Why we did it How we did it Did it work? Final analysis
Mandatory open source eulogy: “The development of open source products is usually quickly reactive to users’ reviews and needs, in contrast to commercial software. Open source ILSs provide the opportunity for libraries to collaborate and create their own workflow improvements. Libraries can customize and write their own code and programs. Other libraries can adopt or tweak these programs in a way that fits their individual needs” Young, Trends in Library Systems, 2013
What we did ‘Exhibition space’ Enhance access
Why we did it Low cost Flexible / customisable Quite intuitive
How we did it 2 different exhibitions 2 different installations 2 different workflows
What was good?
Plugins
Qualified Dublin Core
Available Themes
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Final analysis