What are online exhibits?
- Online exhibitions, also known as digital exhibitions, involves curating, digitizing and displaying objects in an online setting. This process is very similar to museums displaying their collections online.
- There are several software applications that are open-source (i.e. free to use the original program's code and modify without copyright infringement), which allow smaller institutions to adapt the program to fit their own needs.
Omeka
Omeka provides web publishing platforms for sharing digital collections and creating media-rich online exhibitions.
The University of Ottawa Library works with researchers to integrate Omeka exhibits for research, in the classroom and provides a hosting service. This is done collaboratively on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please contact your subject librarian.
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Please consult the Terms of Service for uOttawa Library hosted Omeka sites.
Showcase of Omeka projects at uOttawa
Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map
A project to create an online interactive cultural map of the presence of the Bard and the way in which his works have shaped Canadian culture.
Additional resources
- CollectiveAccessCollectiveAccess is free, open-source software for describing all manner of things. Create catalogues that closely conform to your needs without custom programming.
- CollectionSpaceCollectionSpace is web-based, open-source collections management software for museums and more.
- Knight lab storytelling toolsThe Lab develops easy-to-use tools that can help you tell better stories. make information meaningful and promote quality journalism, storytelling and content on the internet.
- MukurtuMukurtu (MOOK-oo-too) is a free, mobile, and open source platform built with Indigenous communities to manage and share digital cultural heritage.
Studios, technology and multimedia equipment
Need a podcast recording studio, virtual reality equipment, a green screen or microphone, or want to learn about such technologies? The Library at the Learning Crossroads (CRX) offers all this and more. Learn more.
