Create

Scope

Who?

• Who will be the site owner?
• Identify collaborators – will other UC researchers, staff or students need to edit the site?
• Consider your audience – who is the site for?
• See Omeka S Planning Tips for more details.

What?

• Content – where will you source content and what are the copyright implications?
• Design – consider how to make your site interesting for visitors by use of a variety of images, multiple spaces and Omeka S functionality. See the Omeka S Site Directory for examples.
• File Sizes – maximum image file size is 10MB, minimum image dimension (width or height) is 1000 pixels. Preferred still image file types are JPEG or PNG.
• Metadata – consider how you will describe your images in a way that will make it easy for your visitors to search for and find items.
• Web accessibility – Omeka S is designed to help you meet W3C standards.

When?

• When do you need the site?
• When does the site need to be available to the public?
• How long will the site be needed for?

Creating your site

You will be provided with a bare site with its own URL.

To create an exhibition, the general workflow steps are:

1. Select a theme. Several themes are available for you to choose from including a UC theme. Editable elements are theme-dependent
2. Create a new Item Set
3. Create Items and assign them to the Item Set
4. Create a Page in your Site
5. Add Blocks to the Page that include Items you created.
   
   Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have completed your exhibition. Then,
    
6. Create a banner for the header image
7. Publish the exhibition by changing all Media, Items, Item Sets, and the Site from “Private” to “Public”.

Refer to the Omeka S site for manuals and forums that can guide in you in the above work.