Unit 1

Introduction to Omeka Classic and the Dashboard

This unit introduces you to Omeka Classic and its basic functionalities, while also comparing Classic to Omeka.net, Omeka S, and WordPress. This unit also introduces you to the Omeka Classic dashboard through the eyes of a Super Admin and Admin user.

Readings

• Omeka Classic User Manual
• Ma, H. (2013). Tech services on the Web: Omeka; http://omeka.org. Technical Services Quarterly, 30(4), 438–439. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317131.2013.819759.

Introduction to Omeka Classic

This video introduces you to Omeka Classic and its basic functionalities, broadly speaking.

As promised, here is a link to an example of an institutional library using Omeka S to create a wide variety of exhibits from diverse collections: https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/home/page/home.

When you’re ready, head over to http://leahtams.org/sils-sandbox/admin/ to start dipping your toes into Omeka Classic. The next video will cover what the Classic dashboard looks like for Admin and Super Admin users, in order to help familiarize you with the interface.

The Omeka Classic Dashboard

This video introduces you to the Omeka Classic Dashboard and two different user levels: Admin and Super Admin. You will have Admin access to the Omeka Classic installation for the majority of this course. To familiarize yourself with the different levels of access, please read the Omeka Classic User Manual’s section on Users.

Activities

• Poke around the Omeka Classic Dashboard to familiarize yourself with its layout and sections.
• (Optional) Post any questions and/or comments about this unit in the forum below.

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