Omeka is a free, open source web publishing system that allows users to publish digital archives and curate online exhibits. It can be used by scholars, librarians, and others to share collections and exhibits. Omeka works by allowing users to publish cultural heritage objects, extend its functionality through themes and plugins, and curate exhibits from digital objects. However, Omeka may not be suitable for every project and requires consideration of aspects like the size of a digital collection and level of metadata and technical support needed.
9. -Feature List http://omeka.org/files/docs/Featurelist.pdf -Project Planning Case Studies: a good tool to get you thinking about how to organize an Omeka site. http://omeka.org/codex/Project_Planning_Case_Studies -Screencasts http://omeka.org/codex/Screencasts -Web video http://vimeo.com/6401343
10. Opening of the Erie Canal http://library.gc.cuny.edu/erie_canal/items
So, using Omeka is perhaps not a decision to be made lightly, but in the end I think that the time spent prepping is well worth it. You can create some impressive projects using this tool and learn a wide variety of skills (digitization, organization, presentation, exhibition, metadata creation) along the way.
