ADH 10.0 — HIST 428

Category: omeka

  • Exploring Omeka

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    Abby F.
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    Omeka is a site-building platform, sort of like WordPress, but its purpose is more to house the digital form of a collection, rather than to build a robust website. I’ve used it once before, but only in limited capacity. In HIST 299, myself and each of my classmates were tasked with archiving a news article…

  • Blog Post #1

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    Caitlin E.
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    This week, we were asked to review examples of Omeka sites. The first I reviewed was the Fredericksburg National Cemetery site from Digital History 2018. I wanted to see an example of previous class work to get an idea of what other projects were like. It is one that has gone slightly defunct, so the…

  • II — omeka

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    Blue S.
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    I will be reviewing two sites built with Omeka: Histories of the National Mall and the Fredericksburg National Cemetery website. Frankly, I found the instructions for this assignment somewhat vague, so this is my best attempt. Accessibility ratings are based on the WAVE reports for each website. Histories of the National Mall The colorful nature…