{"id":634,"date":"2013-04-24T14:28:39","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T18:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dhskillshare.prattsils.org\/?p=280"},"modified":"2013-04-24T14:28:39","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T18:28:39","slug":"importing-metadata-using-the-csv-import-plugin-in-omeka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/dh\/2013\/04\/24\/importing-metadata-using-the-csv-import-plugin-in-omeka\/","title":{"rendered":"Importing Metadata Using the CSV Import Plugin in Omeka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #333333;font-variant: normal;font-size: 15px;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300;line-height: 24px;margin-bottom: 1.625em;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px\">What is Omeka, and what can it do for me?<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;font-variant: normal;font-size: 15px;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300;line-height: 24px;margin-bottom: 1.625em;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px\">Omeka is an open source content management system. \u00a0If you are comfortable using Microsoft Office, can navigate the Internet and use e-mail, you should be able to use Omeka to build an exhibit. \u00a0You can create an account for free, and Omeka.net will host your site if you do not have a server.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;font-variant: normal;font-size: 15px;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300;line-height: 24px;margin-bottom: 1.625em;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px\">Omeka is adaptable and can accommodate its user&#8217;s abilities. \u00a0Your Omeka site can grow with your project. \u00a0To see examples of humanities projects that have used Omeka, visit the <a title=\"Showcase\" href=\"http:\/\/omeka.org\/showcase\/\" target=\"_blank\">Showcase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;font-variant: normal;font-size: 15px;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300;line-height: 24px;margin-bottom: 1.625em;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px\">In this tutorial you will learn how to use the CSV Import plugin to batch upload metadata for items you wish to add to your collection. \u00a0This is useful because it helps you transfer existing metadata to Omeka. \u00a0If you are creating new metadata, you can upload it at once instead of individually for each item. \u00a0Batch uploads save time!<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;font-variant: normal;font-size: 15px;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300;line-height: 24px;margin-bottom: 1.625em;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px\">To understand this tutorial you will need:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal;line-height: 24px\"><span style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal;line-height: 24px\">An Omeka account\/site and some familiarity with the interface.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal;line-height: 24px\"><span style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal;line-height: 24px\">Items for your collection. \u00a0These might include still images, video, or audio files. \u00a0In this tutorial I am using still images.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal;line-height: 24px\">Metadata for each item. \u00a0Omeka supports Dublin Core metadata. \u00a0If your metadata adheres to a different standard, you should create or use a crosswalk to Dublin Core. \u00a0You should enter the metadata for each of your items into a spreadsheet. \u00a0I used Microsoft Excel, but any spreadsheet software will do as long as the file can be saved in <\/span><strong style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal;line-height: 24px\">.csv<\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal;line-height: 24px\"> format. Some programs will export existing metadata to a spreadsheet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/64079946\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Importing Metadata Using the CSV Import Plugin in Omeka\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>This tutorial is brought to you by Valerie E. Baloga for LIS 657, Spring 2013.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">What is Omeka, and what can it do for me? 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