Library IT Service

Online Exhibitions

Service Owner:

George Ouellette

YUL Service Domain:

Support Group:

Description:

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.

Requesting and accessing this service

How do I get it?:

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.

How do I access it?:

Please note that you must have an active Omeka username and password to access the staff interface.

Staff Interface

Public Interface

Documentation and help

Is there a specific area that your user can go to for help?:

Help for Omeka is provided on the Online Exhibits Guide:

https://guides.library.yale.edu/onlineexhibitions

Do you have specific Documentation and Support outside of the Knowledge Base? :

Yale-specific documentation is available at

Online Exhibitions Handbook

The Omeka FAQ is available at

Online Exhibitions FAQ

Are there any specific policies and procedures outlined for your service offering?:

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.

Are there Rates & Charges Associated to this Service Offering?:

Who is elegible to use this service offering?:

Anyone in the Yale community with an active and valid NetID

Affiliations that can use this service offering:

Employees

Faculty

Staff

Students

Affiliates

Yale University Library

Research

Services

Libraries & Collections

Information & Policies

Online Exhibitions