Omeka in the Classroom

Omeka In the Classroom hosts projects created by students and faculty for research and teaching. These projects engage with library materials as well as personal materials to engage in new ways of learning. Projects here feature such techniques as:

Visualizations

Tools such as mapping and timelines help visualize events, concepts, and connections. 

Omeka timeline example
An example of an Omeka site using the timeline and mapping module.

Media-Rich Essays

Explore new ways of publishing acadmic work beyond the traditional term paper.

Omeka Student Essay
A student essay written on an Omeka classroom site.

Storytelling

Enable collective storytelling through submission of materials.

Omeka Exhibit Tagging
Student Exhibits with tagged categories.

Digital Scholarship at Union College

Schaffer Library partners with faculty, students, information technology, and other units on campus to support digital scholarship. Digital scholars employ computational tools and methods to extend knowledge production, dissemination, and preservation, while also uncovering technology’s limitations, biases, and misuses. The Digital Scholarship Initiatives (DSi) team can help students and faculty incorporate digital methods into research and teaching. We use a variety of platforms, such as Omeka and SketchFab, to provide students and faculty ways to explore materials, build their own collections, and contribute their scholarship. We host an institutional repository to openly share products of student work at the college, including theses, posters, and presentations.

Start Your Project

Interested in working with us on your next project? Fill out our consultation form or email us at digitalschlolarship@union.libanswers.com.

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