Omeka Creating Exhibits

Select “Create an Exhibit” Log in to Omeka at:

Fill in the appropriate fields for the new exhibit. (The “Title” field is required) The credits will appear with the description on the public site The description is an introduction to the entire exhibit that appears on the public site This is the exhibit name as it appears in the website URL, for example, ory_carnegie_library_oc

Choose whether this exhibit will be featured on the “browse exhibit” page If you are designing your exhibit in stages, do not select “Yes” to make your exhibit public Choose an overall look for the exhibit by selecting one of the options from the drop-down menu To continue setting up the new exhibit, click “Add Section” Tags help associate exhibits with other items in your archive

Fill in the section metadata Click “Add Page”

Fill in the page metadata

Choose a layout for the page from the options below Click “Save Changes”

You can browse your items archive, or click “Show Search Form” to search for items

Drag the chosen item to the appropriate box Click the minus sign to remove an item or drag a different item on top to replace it Fill in a description or caption for the item

When you are finished adding items and descriptions, click “Save and Return to Section” or “Save and Add Another Page”

Pages can be edited by selecting “Edit” Be sure to save any changes made by clicking “Save Changes” The pages in the section are listed on the “Edit Section” page

The new exhibit is listed on the “Exhibits” page Make changes by clicking “Edit”

When the exhibit is complete, select “Yes” to make it public

References Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. ( ). Omeka: Plugins/ExhibitBuilder. Retrieved March 31, 2009 from the World Wide Web: