The latest version of the FromThePage crowdsourcing platform includes major enhancements to its IIIF support. The full documentation is available at FromThePage Support for the IIIF Presentation API and Web Annotations, but here are some highlights: Collection Import Launching a large crowdsourcing project from a IIIF-compliant digital library system is now easier and more … [Read more...] about New IIIF Support in FromThePage
Archives for March 2018
Writing a Crowdsourcing Project Newsletter
Why should you write a newsletter for your crowdsourcing project? The biggest reason to send a newsletter for your crowdsourcing project is to keep your volunteers motivated and coming back. We live in a busy world, and a gentle reminder that your project exists and is fun to work on can reengage volunteers. There's lots of ways to write a project newsletter, but I've noticed … [Read more...] about Writing a Crowdsourcing Project Newsletter
Project Profile: Indianapolis Public Library
Victoria Duncan is Digital Projects Coordinator at the Indianapolis Public Library. She kindly agreed to be interviewed by Sara Brumfield about the library's use of FromThePage. First, tell us about your documents. Currently we have 6 collections up on FromThePage: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Indianapolis Public Schools, Indianapolis Public Library, May … [Read more...] about Project Profile: Indianapolis Public Library