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Open Source for Open
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Sharon M. Leon
Co-Director, Omeka
Director of Public Projects, Center for History and New Media
sleon@gmu.edu |@sleonchnm
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3. Web Publishing Platform
• Exposure of collections for use and reuse in
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• Online exhibits
• Geolocation
• Mobile optimized sites and applications
• Over 10,000 downloads since Feb. 2008
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4. Connecting to Users
• Social bookmarking
• Contribution/Collection of content
• Commenting
• Feeds: RSS, XML, JSON,Atom, OAI-PMH
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6. Customizable
• Flexible theming
• 12 basic themes
• Easily modified CSS and PHP
• Extensible
• 30 plugins and counting
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9. Robust Dev Community
• Forums for basic questions
• Clear and well documented API
• Active Google Group and IRC channel
• Playdates,THATCamp, workshops
• Modify, develop, contribute
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15. Libraries and Archives
• Digital Collections
• Online Exhibits
• Collecting Sites
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35. Scholarship
• Online exhibits
• Enthusiast sites
• Teaching and Learning
• Dissertations
• Collaborative scholarship
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• Collecting sites
• Online Exhibits
• Collections listings
• Collaborative work
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80. Barriers to adoption
• Other systems in place (Drupal, etc.)
• Access to LAMP servers/hosting
• Willingness to tinker (not a turnkey
solution)
• Comfort with server installation and
maintenance (still too technical)
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