http://omeka.org/
If you're looking to start your own online exhibit, you'll want to give
Omeka 1.0 a test run. This web-based publishing platform was created by
staff members at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason
University, and it allows users "to focus on content and interpretation
rather than programming". First-time users may wish to look at some of the
online exhibits that have been created so far with Omeka, and then dive
right in. The site also has complete documentation, along with discussion
forums and an RSS feed. This version of Omeka is compatible with computers
running Linux. [KMG]
Omeka is a free and open source collections based web-based publishing
platform for scholars, librarians, archivists, museum professionals,
educators, and cultural enthusiasts. Its "five-minute setup" makes
launching an online exhibition as easy as launching a blog. Omeka is
designed with non-IT specialists in mind, allowing users to focus on
content and interpretation rather than programming. It brings Web 2.0
technologies and approaches to academic and cultural websites to foster
user interaction and participation. It makes top-shelf design easy with a
simple and flexible templating system. Its robust open-source developer
and user communities underwrite Omeka's stability and sustainability.
Until now, scholars and cultural heritage professionals looking to publish
collections-based research and online exhibitions required either
extensive technical skills or considerable funding for outside vendors. By
making standards based, serious online publishing easy, Omeka puts the
power and reach of the web in the hands of academics and cultural
professionals themselves.
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