This is our second week working with Omeka, and so far I find it pretty user-friendly. I have been working with Meghan on the bird data to upload pictures, common names, and scientific names of birds who are endangered, threatened, and species of concern. EOL has been a fantastic resource. Finding quality pictures of the birds along with their descriptions is a cinch, and the fact that all of their pictures are creative commons save the headache of scouring the Internet for something we won't get sued for using.
The actual act of adding information as "items" onto Omeka is also extremely easy. The Dublin Core is extensive, but at least it leaves no room for questioning about what we should include for information about our source (though I expect some of this information will be left out, as the list is so darn long). After filling this information out - which is so handily listed on EOL - it is a breeze to upload a picture of the item to the site. Hit save and voile! The item has been added and it looks like you're a pro at this digital archive stuff.
I am looking forward to exploring more with Omeka's collections and working on creating some multi-media exhibitions (i.e. images, maps, videos, text, etc.). The site is starting to look great and I cannot wait to see how it will look when we're finished with it. I am ready to start working with the Gay photo collection to add another dimension to the archive.
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