Omeka could be overkill, depending on what your needs are. I have an Omeka site and frankly a lot of it is rather painful and counter-intuitive. If you're working with non-library folks, then the Dublin Core fields can be intimidating.
If you don't need all that much, perhaps a hosted WordPress instance and this plug-in would be adequate: https://wordpress.org/plugins/photo-gallery/ Roy On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 4:35 PM, Jessica Ann Sigman <jsigm...@umd.edu> wrote: > I would also recommend Omeka. It's easy to manipulate and learn, and uses > Dublin Core fields for metadata. > > > > On Nov 14, 2017 6:46 PM, "Kyle Banerjee" <kyle.baner...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I agree that it really depends on what is needed. For example, how many > > images are there, what kind of capabilities do you need (e.g. metadata > > fields, searching, batch processing, workflows)? > > > > If your needs are simple enough, there's no particular reason why you > > couldn't just use the regular filesystem, edit the metadata in the image > > properties, and using search built right into your computer to locate > > images. If that directory is synced with a cloud system such as Dropbox, > > Google Drive, OneDrive, specially configured S3 bucket, etc, you can even > > have versioning built right in. But if there's any sophistication to your > > workflow and metadata, you'll probably want something that's a bit more > > robust. > > > > If your needs are lightweight, I'd steer away from anything requiring a > > server. Aside from being a situation of using a chain saw to cut butter > and > > a general PITA, migrating your materials out might turn out to be a real > > pain later. > > > > kyle > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Cary Gordon <listu...@chillco.com> > wrote: > > > > > That description takes in a lot of territory, so the answer, as usual, > is > > > “it depends”. Mostly, it depends on the nature of the metadata. If your > > > objects are all TIFFs, you can place metadata in their files using EXIF > > and > > > EXIF extensions. While elegant, it is not likely to be sufficient in > most > > > cases. > > > > > > I work mostly with Islandora, and as much as I would like you to join > the > > > club, it is likely overkill for your needs. > > > > > > At the other end of the spectrum, you could put everything in a > database, > > > which would work, but I guess would be underkill, as you would have to > > > build forms and reporting on your own. > > > > > > I think that a lightweight DAMS like Omeka might be a good fit. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Cary > > > > > > > On Nov 13, 2017, at 6:27 AM, Kari R Smith <smit...@mit.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm looking for solutions (can be open or paid for) for a group of > > > people to share, add to, and add metadata to digital images. Not Flikr > > ... > > > but also not a full on asset management system, ideally. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -------------- > > > > Kari R. Smith > > > > Institute Archivist and Program Head, Digital Archives > > > > Institute Archives & Special Collections, MIT Libraries > > > > Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 > > > > IASC office: 617.258.5568 http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/ > > > > she | her | hers @karirene69 [smithkr at mit.edu] > > > > > >
