Arts, Tech & Talent

In recent years, digital Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences research has enjoyed a surge in interest, critical attention, promotion and funding. 

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One offshoot of this growth is the Digital Studio Graduate Internship Scheme. At the end of May, the recently-selected Digital Studio interns attended a workshop on Omeka, an open-source web publishing platform for the display of cultural heritage objects.

In addition to learning the ins and outs of building a basic Omeka site, the interns generated detailed and insightful discussion around such topics as: copyright, provenance, research data management, graphic design and digital curation.

Several of the interns are employing Omeka in their current projects. Recent months have seen exciting new updates by the Omeka team. Most recently, the release of Omeka S has responded to the growing need for HASS researchers to connect across collections and repositories. Omeka S is a next-generation web publishing platform for institutions interested in connecting digital cultural heritage collections with other resources online. First released in November 2017, it has already been widely adopted and developed by the Omeka community. 
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Beyond the Digital Studio Internship program, there is also lots of exciting work happening in the Omeka-space. Last month Research Platform Services ran a meetup focused on displaying 3D objects online with Omeka. In the coming weeks, there will be more opportunities to discuss the latest developments in the online cultural collections space with a meetup to explore ‘Omeka and Copyright’ as well as a workshop on Research Data Management as relevant to the online display of HASS research. 

To hear more about these exciting events and opportunities or to sign up, get in contact with Dr Tyne Sumner, our Senior Research Community Coordinator at ResPlat. 

Tyne runs trainings and events to support Omeka as well as a range of other initiatives designed to increase engagement in digital HASS research at the University of Melbourne and beyond. 

Tyne is also involved in consulting and engagement work on the exciting new Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Data Enhanced Virtual Laboratory (HASS DEVL). The HASS DEVL is a national collaborative project that aims to lower the barriers to entry for digital infrastructure to support HASS research, increase interoperability between existing platforms and deliver skill-building opportunities across the HASS sector. 

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Get in touch with Tyne if you’d like to know more about the HASS DEVL project or to be involved. Sign up for the next Introduction to Omeka training here.