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Today, we’ll practice the next step in our Omeka journey: making an exhibit! An exhibit is composed of\u00a0items<\/em>, which are arranged on pages and surrounded by narrative text. For today, you can create a “dummy” exhibit, with your items arranged however you want. But when you submit your real exhibit, there should be some logic to its organization and the narrative should be meaningful.<\/p>\n

Before you begin: Map your exhibit<\/h3>\n
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It pays to do some thinking before you launch into creating an exhibit. You\u2019ll be creating sections and pages, and you\u2019ll need to give some thought to the argument you want to make and how you intend to make it. In the lesson that follows, I use the silly example of my dogs. But what if I were discussing, say, silent film? My sections might be thematic (comedies, romances, dramas), chronological (early silent film, the transitional period, classical era), or stylistic (modernist, impressionist, narrative). It all depends on the message I want to convey to the site\u2019s visitors. You might draw out a map of your exhibit, showing where you want to put each digital asset.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Add an exhibit<\/h3>\n
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A collection is just a list of objects. An exhibit is a guided tour through your items, complete with descriptive text and customized layouts. To create one, click on the\u00a0Exhibits<\/strong>\u00a0tab and then\u00a0Add an exhibit<\/strong>. Fill out the form on the top half of the page. A\u00a0slug<\/strong>\u00a0is a machine-readable name for your exhibit and will become part of your URL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Add a section<\/h3>\n
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Every exhibit has sections and pages \u2014\u00a0sort of like chapters and pages in a book. Add a new section by clicking on the green\u00a0Add Section\u00a0<\/strong>button and then filling out the information on the following page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Add a page<\/h3>\n
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Pages are where you\u2019ll stick the actual items in your exhibit. Click on the green\u00a0Add Page<\/strong>button. On the following page, you\u2019ll enter some information and pick a layout for your exhibit page. The blue squares indicate exhibit items, while the lined areas indicate descriptive text. Pick a layout; you can change it later. Then click on\u00a0Save Changes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Add items to your page<\/h3>\n
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On the page that follows, you\u2019ll see a numbered grid. You\u2019ll fill in that grid by attaching items (in the places indicated by blue boxes) and typing in descriptive information about your item. Remember, an exhibit is a kind of guided tour through your items, so try to write descriptions that guide the reader from one item to the next. When you\u2019re finished adding items, you can add another page, or another section, or both.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re done, return to your public site to see how your Omeka site looks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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You have an Omeka site!<\/h3>\n
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Now your site has items, collections, and an exhibit \u2014 all the basic units of an Omeka site!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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