Omeka

A web publishing platform for showcasing library, museum and archive collections, as easy as a blog.

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About Omeka

What is Omeka?

Omeka is a free, open-source web publishing platform built for showcasing collections from libraries, museums, archives and academic institutions, letting you launch an online exhibit as easily as launching a blog.

Category Online Education

Needs a database? Yes

Install size 54.24 MB

Requirements According to Softaculous, it takes about 54.24 MB. Requires a database.

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Use cases

What is Omeka for?

An online exhibit of a museum collection or historical archive.
An academic project that needs to share collection metadata.
A library that wants to digitize and display part of its holdings.

Benefits

Main benefits of Omeka

Batch data import and structured metadata entry.

Web 2.0 technologies that encourage visitor interaction.

Annotating and viewing digitized files.

Built for non-technical staff at cultural institutions to use.

Is it for you?

Who should use Omeka?

Libraries, museums, archives and academic institutions that want to publish a digital collection without a large technical team.

Is Omeka right for you?

Is Omeka the right choice for you?

It's a great fit if…

You represent a cultural or academic institution with a collection to showcase.
You need to manage structured metadata for collection items.
You want non-technical staff to be able to manage the exhibit.

It might not be for you if…

You're after an online course platform, not a collection showcase (consider Moodle).
You need student administration management (consider RosarioSIS or Gibbon).

Installation

How to install Omeka on your hosting

Open your hosting panel

Log into your miHosting professional hosting panel and open Softaculous, the application installer included with every plan.

Find Omeka

One-click install via Softaculous from the hosting panel.

Configure and go live

Choose the domain, language and admin details. Softaculous creates the database automatically and your install is ready in minutes.

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Why install Omeka on miHosting

miHosting's professional shared hosting includes Softaculous, PHP and databases already configured, NVMe storage with no artificial limits, free SSL and real technical support if you need help during installation or maintenance of Omeka.

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Frequently asked questions about Omeka

Is Omeka only for museums and libraries?

That's its main audience, but any academic institution or project that needs to showcase a digital collection with metadata can use it.

Do I need technical knowledge to manage Omeka?

It's designed so non-technical staff at cultural institutions can share content without relying on a development team.

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