Omeka

[Cary Gordon]

I resemble that statement.

This begs Drupal's existential identity issue — CMS or development
framework? I agree that telling folks to load up Drupal and crank out
a digital library might be a bit like telling Sisyphus that the big
stone would look great on top of his mountain and he could easily push
it up there. (FWIW, my first exposure to Drupal was in using it as the
front end of a digital library project.)

If folks want a Drupal-based digital library-in-a box, the answer is
to create a community that will work together and build a
distribution. Distributions package the modules and other components
needed to deliver a product. I would be happy to lend my time, and, to
the degree practical, some Cherry Hill time to this, if the demand is
there. I would not, however, want to become involved with the
leadership or governance of that project.

Thanks,

Cary

On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Roy Tennant <r.)oytennant at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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