Hi everyone,
I wanted to share with you that the Center for History and New Media
released an upgraded version of Omeka (http://omeka.org) , our free and
open-source web publishing platform for collections-based research of all
kinds, one that bridges the scholarly, library, and museum worlds through a
set of commonly recognized standards.
In this version, .10b, we rebuilt the database structure to be unqualified
Dublin Core ready to accept element metadata sets, thus making it easier to
develop translators for importing collections management data into Omeka;
reworked our theme and plugin API to make add-on development easier;
redesigned the admin interface and the project site; and improved the
exhibit builder function.
The number of sites built with Omeka since its launch in February continues
to grow, as you can see in our Showcase (http://omeka.org/showcase).
We are also very interested in getting feedback from users, and have set up
forums and a developers Google group to collect those responses
(http://omeka.org/get-involved) If you're interested in reading a press
release, or finding us on Twitter, Flickr, et al, go here:
http://omeka.org/get-involved/
CHNM has partnered with the Minnesota Historical Society and is funded by
the Institute for Museum and Library Services, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,
and Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have about Omeka or Omeka
sites.
Thanks,
Sheila Brennan
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Sheila A. Brennan
Senior Digital History Associate
Center for History and New Media
George Mason University
703-879-8366
<mailto:sbrennan at gmu.edu> sbrennan at gmu.edu
<http://chnm.gmu.edu/> http://chnm.gmu.edu
