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<\/a><\/h2>\nGo to\u00a0http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/omeka\/admin\/<\/a>. Enter the username and password you (should have) received via email.<\/p>\n This is the back-end of our Omeka site. We’ll start by adding an item.<\/p>\n Click on\u00a0Items<\/strong>\u00a0on the left-hand menu and then (naturally!)\u00a0Add an item.<\/strong><\/p>\n Dublin Core<\/strong>\u00a0refers to the descriptive information you\u2019ll enter about your item. Fill out the fields as best you can. Many fields won’t apply, and you can ignore them.<\/p>\n Be sure to click the\u00a0Public<\/strong>\u00a0checkbox so that your item is viewable by the general public. If you don\u2019t click that box, only people who are logged into your site will be able to see the item.<\/p>\n To add multiple fields \u2014 for example, if you want to add multiple subjects for your item \u2014 use the green\u00a0Add input<\/strong>\u00a0button to the left of the text boxes.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve finished adding Dublin Core metadata, you can attach a file to your item record by clicking\u00a0Files<\/strong>\u00a0at the top of the Dublin Core form. (You don\u2019t have to click\u00a0Add Item<\/strong>\u00a0before you do this; Omeka will automatically save your information.)<\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve added a file or files, you can add\u00a0Tags<\/strong>\u00a0by clicking on the button. You can also click on\u00a0Item Type Metadata<\/strong>\u00a0to choose the kind of thing \u2014 person, place, animal, vegetable, mineral \u2014 your item is. If you don\u2019t see the appropriate item type for your item, don\u2019t worry. We can add a new item type later.<\/p>\n When you\u2019re all done, click the green\u00a0Add Item<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/p>\n This list contains all the items you\u2019ve added. If the item were not public, it would have (Private) after the title. To see what the page for your new item looks like, click on the name of the item.<\/p>\n It may look like it, but this page isn\u2019t what a non-logged-in user will see when she navigates to the page for your item. To see what a user would see, click on the blue\u00a0View Public Page<\/strong>\u00a0button on the right. (Or you can edit the item by clicking on\u00a0Edit this item<\/strong>\u00a0at the top right.)<\/p>\n This is what a general user will see if she navigates to your page.<\/p>\n You can begin to bring order to your list of items by grouping them together in collections. To do this, return to your dashboard, click on the\u00a0Collections<\/strong>\u00a0tab, and click on\u00a0Add a Collection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In Omeka, metadata is king! Enter some information about your new collection, and remember to click on the\u00a0Public<\/strong>\u00a0button near the bottom of the page. Then save your collection.<\/p>\n To fill up the collection you just created, click on the\u00a0Items<\/strong>\u00a0tab. From your\u00a0Browse Items<\/strong>\u00a0list, click the boxes of the items that belong in your new collection. Then click on the\u00a0Edit<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/p>\n On the\u00a0Batch Edit Items<\/strong>\u00a0page, select the Collection you\u2019d like to add your items to. (Also, take note of all the other things you can do on this page.)<\/p>\n Return to your public site. If you click on the\u00a0Browse Collections<\/strong>\u00a0tab on the public-facing site, you should now have a new collection containing the items you identified.<\/p>\n Now that you\u2019ve added some items and grouped them into a collection, take some time to play with your site. It\u2019s beginning to take shape now that you have both individual items and thematic units. But Omeka can do even more. We\u2019ll talk about that in the next lesson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to add an item to our Museum Museum and put it in a collection. For today, don’t worry too much about things like controlled … <\/p>\nExamine your dashboard<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAdd an item to your archive<\/i><\/h2>\n
<\/a>Describe your new item<\/i><\/h2>\n
<\/a>Attach a file to your item record<\/i><\/h2>\n
<\/a>You have an item!<\/i><\/h2>\n
<\/a>This is not the public page for your item.<\/i><\/h2>\n
<\/a>This is the public page for your item<\/i><\/h2>\n
<\/a>Create a collection<\/i><\/h2>\n
<\/a>Enter information about your collection<\/i><\/h2>\n
<\/a>Add items to your collection<\/i><\/h2>\n
<\/a>Choose the collection<\/i><\/h2>\n
<\/a>Check out your new collection<\/i><\/h2>\n
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