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THEA 279A Alternative Fashion Trends

Amelia Cheever

Access the CSB+SJU Omeka Site

Here is the link for our class:

CSB+SJU Omeka.net site

Click "Manage Site"

Omeka Manage Site

 

Our class is: 2023fall.omeka.net

Click "Manage Site"

Creating and Editing Exhibits

Your exhibit will tell the story of your Alt Fashion genre and trends.

Adding all the metadata to your items will improve the exhibit quality

Select "Exhibits" from the left-hand navigation menu

Click "Add an Exhibit"

OR

"Edit" the existing exhibit under the title of your exhibit

Add

 

Describing Exhibits

Fill in all the fields to describe what your exhibit is about
  • Title: title of your group exhibit
  • Slug: short title (no spaces) - this is what shows in the URL
  • Credits: Your group member's names
  • Description: This is the text you write as a group about your Alt Fashion Trend
  • Tags: Your group genre

add exhibit metadata

Exhibit Pages

Adding Pages to Exhibits

  • Add a new page at the bottom of the "Edit Exhibit" page.
  • Drag and drop to change order of pages or nest them
  • Click "Save Changes"

 

Adding Page Metadata

Every page should have:

  • Page Title
  • Shortened version of title that will appear in the side exhibit menu
  • Page Slug: appears in the URL - choose something short!
  • Select "File with Text" as your layout so you can add the text to your exhibit image

 

Adding Items to Exhibit Pages

Click "Add Item"

 

Adding Image Captions

When you add your item to the exhibit, provide a caption that includes:

  • Creator: First name Last name
  • Title: If no title, use descriptive sentence
  • Date
  • Provenance or collection: where is it from?
  • Medium/Materials: photo, painting, etc.
  • Size of work: cm, inches, pixels