As the Omeka community continues to grow, so does the scope and versatility of the Omeka platform.

Omeka S is the latest in these developments - a next-generation platform for digital cultural heritage web publishing. The next vision for Omeka, Omeka S, is now in its first Release Candidate. You can try it out for free and see all the new features here: http://omeka.org/s/

Just like Omeka.net, Omeka S is an open source platform for institutions that want to publish linked open data; integrate their collections with the scholarly communications ecosystem; and manage many users & sites from one installation.

Key features include:

- Create and manage many sites

- Publish Linked Open Data

- Describe and share DPLA-ready resources

- Extend with Modules

- Style with responsive Themes

Originally posted by level-upper

For Modules you can now:

-Extend Omeka S with modules to map, collect, import, and connect resources.

Mapping: Geolocate resources and add maps to your sites.

Collecting: Gather public contributions through your sites.

Custom Vocab: Create controlled vocabulary for a particular property to use when describing a resource.

Metadata Browse: Browse all resources that share a value for a particular property.

New themes available include:

Choose a fully-responsive design theme that fits your project.

Default: The default Omeka S theme.

Cozy: A theme optimized for dense text with subtle navigation.

The Daily: A bold, image-friendly theme with customizable colors that will leave an impression.

Center Row: A light, airy theme with simplicity in mind, using delicate typography to let imagery stand out

Have a look at all this and more in the Omeka S sandbox! 

“The best way to learn is to experiment; learn more about Omeka S by playing around in the sandbox, pre-populated the sandbox with items, item sets, resource templates, and a few sites. The sandbox also includes many of the modules and themes currently available. Feel free to work with the existing content or add your own.”

To express your interest in an Omeka workshop or to get in touch for a chat about how we can assist with use of digital tools in your research, contact the Omeka ResCom, Tyne: tdsumner@unimelb.edu.au. 

Happy archiving!