Review Omeka S Media Ownership During a Photo Project Handoff
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An Omeka S item's owner is not necessarily the owner of every attached media record. Before a contributor leaves a photo project, inventory both. Coordinate any reassignment through the responsible administrator and preserve source references, rather than treating account removal as a cleanup shortcut.
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Inventory who created which resources
Choose the contributor's photo items and inspect attached media, templates, and sets relevant to the handoff. Record object IDs and resource IDs, not just usernames. Note who maintains source-file backups and permissions records outside the website. Ask what the replacement editor needs to read or maintain. Ownership inside a publication application is an administrative relationship, not proof of copyright ownership or physical custody of the original print.
Review the documented role distinctions
Omeka S documents separate media ownership and item ownership, along with installation and site roles. Have the authorized maintainer review the relevant reassignment procedures before any account changes. Do not assume that changing a user's role transfers every resource, or that deleting an account neatly assigns its content to the successor. Keep a dated resource inventory and recovery information. This guide describes planning and verification; it does not require modifying authentication or permission settings in ImgHeal or another application.
Test continuity with the successor
After the approved handoff, have the successor locate a sample item, identify each media file, find its source description, and perform an ordinary permitted editorial task. Verify the public record as a visitor as well. Check that source photographs and restoration derivatives remain distinguishable and that external backup responsibility has an explicit owner. Retain the handoff log with the project documentation. A project is maintainable when the next person understands both the resource relationships and the evidence behind them, not merely when an old username disappears from the interface.
Check this workflow
- Inventory items and media separately.
- Coordinate changes with the authorized maintainer.
- Test ordinary successor tasks and source retrieval.
Sources and further reading
- Omeka S: MediaExplains attached files, descriptions, primary media, ordering, thumbnails, and media ownership.
- Omeka S: UsersDistinguishes installation roles, site roles, ownership, and administrative responsibility.
Questions about this restoration task
Does administrative ownership establish who holds copyright?
No. Record rights evidence separately. An application owner field describes responsibility within the software, not necessarily legal ownership of the photograph.
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