THEA 279A Alternative Fashion Trends

Terms used when adding ITEMS:

Items are types of individual files: images, text, or multi-media (no larger than 128mb)

• Dublin Core Metadata: a standardized metadata set designed for the web or digital collections
• Metadata: keywords to describe an item. Item metadata terms include "Title," "Description," "Creator," and "Date"
• Collection: An Omeka collection is a grouping for uploaded items. The feature is useful to sort items related to different projects or exhibits

Terms used in EXHIBITS:

Omeka exhibits are digital showcases of the items in a collection. You can also add text, audio, video, or other storytelling tools.

• Metadata: keywords to describe an item. Exhibit metadata terms include "Title," "Slug," "Credits," "Tags"
• Slug: a short title that shows in the URL
• Tags: words for searching withing the exhibit, such as genre
• Page: the exhibit page where items and text for the exhibit are added
• Caption: appears under the item image in the exhibit

Metadata

• Metadata is used to describe objects and build relationships between objects.
  • “Structured information that describes, explains, locates, or otherwise makes it easier to retrieve, use, or manage an information resource.” 

• Metadata provides a way of accessing and organizing data
• It uses key terms and phrases for finding digital objects

Dublin Core Metadata

A standardized metadata set designed for the web; information for the item

Elements of Dublin Core Metadata:

• Title: a name given to the resources
• Creator: an entity primarily responsible for making the resource
• Subject: the topic of the resource
• Description: an account of the resource
• Publisher: an entity responsible for making the resource available
• Contributor: an entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
• Date: a point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
• Rights: information about rights held in and over the resource (citations)

 McFall,Lisa M. “Metadata in the Classroom: Fostering an Understanding of the Value of Metadata in Digital Humanities.” In Quick Hits for Teaching with Digital Humanities : Successful Strategies from Award-Winning Teachers, edited by Edward L. Ayers. Indiana University Press, 2020; Miller, Steven J. Metadata for Digital Collections : A How-to-Do-It Manual. Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2011

If you would like to learn more about metadata, here's an eBook

You will write descriptions, captions, and fill in Dublin Core metadata for the Omeka items and exhibits:

Items:

• Each digital image (item) will have a description AND other Dublin Core metadata filled in, including Rights (citations).

Exhibits:

• Each exhibit photo will have a caption underneath
• Captions will include:
  • Artists’s name
  • Title of work/image (if no title, use descriptive sentence)
  • Medium of work (photo, painting, etc.)
  • Provenance or collection
  • Size of work (cm, in, pixels)
• Your group will write a description of your genre as a trend