Omeka

[Roy Tennant]

This is the excellent answer that I wanted to write but didn't have
the chops to do. I have my various beefs with Omeka (mostly having to
do with no thought to workflow and a slavish adherence to Dublin
Core), but Omeka is FAR easier to set up and use for a simple
repository application than Drupal. I've done both, and each have
their strengths and weaknesses. You should also factor in familiarity.
If you're a Cary Gordon and you dream in Drupal, then it might be
easier for you to use Drupal. But if you're coming to this fresh, and
want a simple repository, then I'd choose Omeka over Drupal any day.
Roy

On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Wilhelmina Randtke <randtke at gmail.com> wrote:
> Omeka is built around handling items and the Dublin Core records for those
> items, and has functionality for common things you would want to do in a
> digital library setting. So, yes, you could take Drupal, then look at what
> plug ins / settings to install to be able to have an entry screen and
> storage for a Dublin Core record.  And look at what plug in to install to
> set up an OAI-PMH feed.  And look at what plug in to install to upload a
> spreadsheet of metadata, FTP in a bunch of files, and then batch load the
> files.  Each library thing you want to do in Drupal will be fringe for the
> Drupal community, and will require you to read up on how to do it.  In
> Omeka, the library things are built in.  For someone who wants the digital
> library without lots of reading documentation in the set-up, Omeka is good
> for an out-of-the-box platform to handle items and metadata. Most library
> things you want to do in Omeka are core to the Omeka community, so easier to
> implement.
>
> If you try to get a simple digital library with OAI-PMH feed set up in
> Drupal, then this will make more sense. Even though many flashy displays -
> like image carousel - are easier to do, the core digital library things -
> like sharing metadata - are harder.
>
> Islandora might be viewed as the just-do-it-in-Drupal option, but because
> that's also built on Fedora Commons, it's a much heavier option for server
> and technical staff requirements.
>
> -Wilhelmina Randtke
>
> On Jan 4, 2013 9:55 PM, "Charlie4work" <charlie4work at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Is there some reason that one couldn't use Drupal to do something similar?
>>
>> - char!ie
>>
>> On Oct 31, 2012, at 3:56 PM, "Christa E. Van Herreweghe"
>> <Christa at UCPL.LIB.MO.US> wrote:
>>
>> Just wondering if anyone is using this and what you think of it.  A
>> colleague is considering Omeka and asked me if I knew anything about it.
>> Since I don’t, I thought it would be good to ask all the smart people I
>> know.
>>
>> http://omeka.org
>>
>> Omeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-publishing platform for the
>> display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and
>> exhibitions.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Christa Van Herreweghe
>>
>> Assistant Director/IT Librarian
>>
>> University City Public Library
>>
>> www.ucpl.lib.mo.us
>>
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