Omeka could be overkill, depending on what your needs are. I have an Omeka
site and frankly a lot of it is rather painful and counter-intuitive. If
you're working with non-library folks, then the Dublin Core fields can be
intimidating.

If you don't need all that much, perhaps a hosted WordPress instance and
this plug-in would be adequate: https://wordpress.org/plugins/photo-gallery/
Roy

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 4:35 PM, Jessica Ann Sigman <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I would also recommend Omeka. It's easy to manipulate and learn, and uses
> Dublin Core fields for metadata.
>
>
>
> On Nov 14, 2017 6:46 PM, "Kyle Banerjee" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I agree that it really depends on what is needed. For example, how many
> > images are there, what kind of capabilities do you need (e.g. metadata
> > fields, searching, batch processing, workflows)?
> >
> > If your needs are simple enough, there's no particular reason why you
> > couldn't just use the regular filesystem, edit the metadata in the image
> > properties, and using search built right into your computer to locate
> > images. If that directory is synced with a cloud system such as Dropbox,
> > Google Drive, OneDrive, specially configured S3 bucket, etc, you can even
> > have versioning built right in. But if there's any sophistication to your
> > workflow and metadata, you'll probably want something that's a bit more
> > robust.
> >
> > If your needs are lightweight, I'd steer away from anything requiring a
> > server. Aside from being a situation of using a chain saw to cut butter
> and
> > a general PITA, migrating your materials out might turn out to be a real
> > pain later.
> >
> > kyle
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Cary Gordon <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > That description takes in a lot of territory, so the answer, as usual,
> is
> > > “it depends”. Mostly, it depends on the nature of the metadata. If your
> > > objects are all TIFFs, you can place metadata in their files using EXIF
> > and
> > > EXIF extensions. While elegant, it is not likely to be sufficient in
> most
> > > cases.
> > >
> > > I work mostly with Islandora, and as much as I would like you to join
> the
> > > club, it is likely overkill for your needs.
> > >
> > > At the other end of the spectrum, you could put everything in a
> database,
> > > which would work, but I guess would be underkill, as you would have to
> > > build forms and reporting on your own.
> > >
> > > I think that a lightweight DAMS like Omeka might be a good fit.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Cary
> > >
> > > > On Nov 13, 2017, at 6:27 AM, Kari R Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I'm looking for solutions (can be open or paid for) for a group of
> > > people to share, add to, and add metadata to digital images.  Not Flikr
> > ...
> > > but also not a full on asset management system, ideally.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > > --------------
> > > > Kari R. Smith
> > > > Institute Archivist and Program Head, Digital Archives
> > > > Institute Archives & Special Collections, MIT Libraries
> > > > Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
> > > > IASC office: 617.258.5568  http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/
> > > > she | her | hers   @karirene69  [smithkr at mit.edu]
> > >
> >
>