General Description
This presentation instructs faculty on using Omeka, an open- source web-publishing platform that students can use to create museum- and library-style online archives.

Key Concept
Metadata: Omeka is designed to host museum- and library-style research archives. To take full advantage of the platform, consider inviting a librarian to explain how to plan and implement metadata in student sites.

Resources
Omeka.net: the version of Omeka’s platform with free online storage of content up to 500MB per account (with paid upgrades available)
Omeka.org: the free downloadable version of Omeka’s platform; of use only if you have your own server

Relevant Files
PowerPoint Presentation Slides [pptx / pdf]