Spokedb-O

An Omeka Theme for Oral History and the OHMS Metadata Synchronizer.

IMPORTANT: This theme is currently being developed and is not ready for installation or implementation.

This theme is based on the SPOKEdb oral history database at the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky.

This theme is used with Dublin Core metadata and the Omeka Oral History Item Type. Three additional fields are required. These need be added to the Omeka Oral History Item Type and are described below.

• OHMS Object

• OHMS Object Text

• Interview Keyword

This theme is intended for use with the following Omeka OHMS plugins:

• OHMSObject
  • Allows for use of the OHMS Viewer as an embedded object within Omeka item views.
• OHMSImport
  • Allows Omeka administrators to batch upload .zip files containing valid OHMS .xml files in order to create new records in Omeka.

These additional Omeka plugins are required:

• SimpleVocab

These additional Omeka plugins are recommended:

• HideElements
• SimplePages
• LcSuggest
• SearchByMetadata
• Reference
• DefaultSort
• CleanURL

Omeka

The SPOKEdb-O theme works with the Omeka Classic content management system.

OHMS

The OHMS (Oral History Metadata Synchronizer) and OHMS Viewer software is used to produce the metadata files that work with the SPOKEdb-O theme.

Demonstration

Visit the SPOKEdb-O demonstration site.

Quick Start

Coming soon!

## This theme was created through a partnership between the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History and West Chester University and a collaboration between Eric Weig, Doug Boyd, and Janneken Smucker.