Build an Archive

Organize Your Sources:

• Zotero (free)

  • How To and Getting Started (Harvard)

• DevonThink Pro (for purchase)

Digitizing Documents:

• CamScanner app

• ScannerPro app (This is the one I use)

• SwiftScan

• Select a sample historical document for digitization:

  • Photograph document

  • Use image editing software to crop document and save as TIFF, 300 dpi and JPEG

  • Use Adobe Acrobat to compile your TIFF images into a single PDF or use JPG to PDF online converter

  • Run Adobe Acrobat text recognition (OCR) on your file and save a copy as .txt (compare to PDF and correct errors)

  • Or use OCR.Space to extract text and save as .txt (compare to PDF and correct errors)

  • Or manually transcribe your file as .txt

  • Create at least three metadata tags to describe your document using tags in WordPress

(https://www.wpbeginner.com/glossary/tag/)

Organizing Photos:

• Tropy

Working with Data Sets:

• Basic Steps in Working with Data

Creating Online Galleries & Exhibits:

• Omeka Tutorial

  1. Create a free account at https://www.omeka.net/ 

• Add Site → Manage Site

• Plugins; Appearance (choose a theme; if you upgrade or download Omeka you can customize); Navigation; Settings

• Upload Items: click on the Items tab on lefthand menu

• Dublin Core; Item Type Metadata; Files; Tags

• To do a mass upload, add the “CSV Import” plugin (More help here)

  2. Create an Exhibit:

• Click on “Exhibits” in the lefthand menu → “Add an Exhibit” 

  • “Description” is where you can add some customization, images, html 

• For more detailed instructions, visit this Practicum Google Doc, scroll down to “Making an Omeka Exhibit” at the bottom of the first page.

  3.  Embed your Exhibit:

•  Plug-Ins and Embed Codes

More Omeka Resources:

Omeka Site Planning Tips

Getting Started with Omeka: A Tutorial (15 mins)

90-minute Omeka Classic & Neatline Practicum and Google Doc

Directory of Omeka Projects

Omeka + Other Tools 

• Omeka and Curatescape

• Google Arts & Culture

  • 5 Ways to get the most from Google Arts & Culture

  • Turn your phone into an interactive museum