Unpacking History with Omeka
Explore a conference talk from linux.conf.au 2021 that delves into the State Library of Western Australia's innovative use of Omeka, an open-source platform, to create educational resources during lockdown. Learn how staff repurposed existing content to develop curriculum-aligned materials that showcase collection items and expand library services for Western Australian schools. Discover the process of modernizing outdated websites by rebuilding them on Omeka, incorporating improved metadata, stronger catalogue links, Trove content, and interactive elements like timelines. Gain insights into how even less technical users can leverage Omeka to enhance online offerings for GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) organizations of all sizes, and understand how the GLAM community's shared resources contributed to this project.