To begin, consider the following objects, which are also featured on our Omeka site. Compare the descriptions on their respective pages. What else would you want to know about these objects (or others like them)? How might the shortcomings of these descriptions be remedied? You might consider, for instance, their origins, functions, contexts, owners, location, material, format, language, date(s), quantitative vs. qualitative features, and so on.
We want you to take a look at all the objects and consider what information about them is available on their respective pages, but in your blog post, feel free to hone in on one or two as examples. Also, you don’t need to describe the object itself in your blog post. Here, we’re focusing on the metadata, the collections page, etc. (You and a partner will examine two objects of your choice in this week’s lab.)
| School | Object and Link to Original Page |
| Carleton | Oral history interview with founding Druids |
| Davidson | Georgia Club Photo |
| Davidson | Statement of Protest |
| Hamilton | Woodhull Collection, suffragette newspaper, June 3rd, 1871 issue |
| Haverford | The Black Student League Letter to the Haverford Board of Managers (Instagram Post) |
| Swarthmore | Journal of Homophobic Events |
| Washington and Lee | Uncle Tom’s Cabin Vase (or here for Sketchfab model) |
Standard Specifications for Blog Posts Also Apply
