Managing Items

Before Adding Items

  1. You may want to consult with the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative site before adding items to familiarize yourself with metadata and schema Omeka uses.

Screencast

Watch a Screencast on managing items in your Omeka site.

Add an Item

  1. From your dashboard (mywebsite.org/admin) click "Add new item to your archive."
  2. This takes you to the admin/items/add page where you see a navigation bar on the left pointing you to different sections of adding an item. At any time, you may check the “Public and/or “Featured” boxes at the top of the item form. You may also change this status from the /admin/items page without needing to re-open the individual item.
  3. The first tab shows the Dublin Core metafields. These are available for every item in the archive. Each field can have multiple values; Simply click the "Add Input" link below each field title to add a new input for that field.
  4. The item type section lets you choose a specific item type for the object you are adding. Once you choose the type, relevant metadata fields appear for you to complete. (See Managing Item Types for information about adding/editing item types.)
  5. The Collection section allows you to add this item to a collection. Collections must already exist in the system before you can add an item to the collection. (See Managing Collections for information about adding/editing collections.)
  6. The Files section lets you upload multiple files to an item. Clicking the "Add Another File" link will reveal another field for adding a file. You can associate any number of files to an item.
  7. The Tags tab allows you add keyword tags to your item.
  8. A tab called "Additional Item Metadata" will be present if you have installed plugins that use this, or if you have upgraded from Omeka version 0.9. (This tab will hold any legacy metadata from older versions.)
  9. Be sure to click the "Add Item" button to save your data.

Edit an Item

  1. Access the Items from the tab in the top navigation bar in your /admin interface (/admin/items).
  2. Find the item you want to edit from the list of most recently-added items or by searching.
  3. At the far right end of the item listing, click on the "edit" button which takes you to the /edit/item/# page.
  4. You will be presented with the same interface for adding an item. Find the appropriate field to edit. Be sure to click the "save changes" button. If you do not hit save, your changes will be lost.

Delete an Item

You can delete an item by visiting that item's edit page, and clicking the "Delete this Item" button at the bottom of the form.

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