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Exhibit Omeka S

Exhibit is the University's Omeka S online exhibition platform for showcasing our digital collections and research.

Adding Items

Source: https://youtu.be/7K4lSJVJzqQ (7:09)

Adding Items & Media Instructions for manually - adding an Item - entering the four mandatory metadata elements - adding the Item to an Item set - adding media by uploading a JPG image.
Item metadata entry guide Guidance for entering Item metadata elements in the Exhibit Omeka S, Dublin Core metadata (TROVE) Resource template

Item Media Images

Upload images should be the same size or proportions
- Recommended size: 800pixels (w) x 600 pixels (h) or 300pixels x 300pixels and no bigger than 1MB
Images should be optimised for the web (large images slow page loading)

Optimising Images - Web Services University Web Services guide to optimising your images, includes online compression tools.

Add Item Geolocation in the Item's Mapping Tab

Source: https://youtu.be/a8GMjC3LHmU (3:09)

Omeka S User Manual - Add geolocation to an item Instructions for adding geolocation to an Item, enabling interactive maps to be added to your Site pages.

Bulk Item & Media CSV Import

CSV import module enables bulk import of item metadata and media via CSV (saved as UTF).

CSV import template (example CSV includes: Type, Title, Identifier, Source, Rights, Creator, Description fields and Media URL link to import JPG or PDF
- Note: CSV template, Identifier field contains placeholder text only. Please enter the Item's live URL in the Item's resource template Identifier metadata field. See Item entry metadata guide for further information.

Further Instructions About Item Features

See, Omeka S User Manual - Items

Adding Items
Add Media
Editing Items, including Batch Item Edits
CSV Import