Omeka is a free, open-source content management system for sharing digital collections and creating media-rich online exhibits. There are multiple plugins that can be used to add even more features, such as Geolocation and Neatline for maps or Scripto for transcription.
*If you are interested in using Omeka.net, visit this link and contact the Digital Initiatives Librarian about ways the library supports Omeka projects. You can also submit a proposal to use Omeka.net.
Example student and class sites: Berea Letters Home, Feminist Expressions, Senior Studio Art Exhibit 2020, Introduction to Museum Studies
Wordpress is a free and open-source content management system based on PHP & MySQL. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system. It is most associated with blogging but supports other types of web content as well.
Example use cases: Creative Writing Portfolios, Journalism, Newspapers, Student Research Blogs, Academic Conference Websites
Adobe Express is an integrated suite of media creation applications, one of which is Express Page. Express Page allows you to turn words and images into beautiful, magazine-style web stories. Available on the web and on mobile.
Example use cases: Digital Storytelling Projects, Visual Journalism Pieces, Travel Study Documentation, Art Portfolio Presentations
Scalar is a free, open source authoring and publishing platform that’s designed to make it easy for authors to write long-form, born-digital scholarship online. Scalar enables users to assemble media from multiple sources and juxtapose them with their own writing in a variety of ways, with minimal technical expertise required.
Example use cases: Digital Humanities Capstone Projects, Multimedia Literary Analysis, Interactive Research Papers, Cross-Media Academic Arguments
Canva is a graphic design platform, used to create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents and other visual content. One of the features allows you to create a standstill webpage.
Example use cases: Student Organization Landing Pages, Event Promotion Websites, Portfolio Showcase Sites, Campaign Advocacy Pages
Wix.com Ltd. is a software company that provides cloud-based web development services. It allows users to create HTML5 websites and mobile sites through the use of online drag and drop tools.
Example use cases: Personal Portfolio Websites, Small Business Class Projects, Club and Organization Sites, Creative Project Showcases
Squarespace, Inc. is a website building and hosting company. It provides software as a service for website building and hosting, and allows users to use pre-built website templates and drag-and-drop elements to create and modify webpages.
Example use cases: Professional Portfolio Development, Senior Capstone Project Sites, Student Entrepreneur Ventures, Academic Conference Presentations