Omeka is Yale University Library's platform for building and delivering digital exhibitions that showcase the Yale library's extraordinary collections. It is user-friendly and relieves exhibition creators of many of the challenges of building well-designed and accessible digital exhibitions.
Omeka is entirely web-based and requires no special client application. Images and other digital content can be uploaded one at a time or via importing a CSV.
You can propose an online exhibiton at the following URL:
https://web.library.yale.edu/form/omeka-online-exhibition-proposal
Once your proposal is approved, the Online Exhibition Committtee will contact you with credentials to use Omeka.
Please note that you must have an active Omeka username and password to access the staff interface.
The Omeka application is entirely online. Users will need to have a computer with a current web browser.
Help for Omeka is provided on the Online Exhibits Guide:
Yale-specific documentation is available at
The Omeka FAQ is available at
Policies:
- A Yale University student or faculty member can create an Omeka online exhibition with the sponsorship of a library department.
- Any Yale University Library staff member can curate an Omeka online exhibition with approval from their department.
- An online exhibition may be independent of any physical exhibition.
Additional policies, including copyright and digitization, are available in the Omeka FAQ:
https://guides.library.yale.edu/onlineexhibitions/faqs
An operating agreement, known locally as a service overview, is available for this service. A service overview is a document that defines expectations and resources required to provide ongoing operational support for the service. You can view it here.