Meredith McDonough of the Alabama Department of Archives and History kindly took the time to answer questions from Sara Brumfield of FromThePage, and discussed their project and experience using the platform. Meredith McDonough is the Archivist at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Meredith McDonough at ADAH is one of our most experienced … [Read more...] about An Interview with Meredith McDonough of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
FromThePage vs Zooniverse
In the post below, we assess the differences between our software, and our peer Zooniverse, another popular crowdsourcing transcription platform. Both platforms have supported text transcription for over a decade. FromThePage was designed specifically for text transcription, while Zooniverse has its origins in image sorting tasks and decision-tree tasks. The ways in which … [Read more...] about FromThePage vs Zooniverse
An Interview with Rebecca Dillmeier of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Rebecca Dillmeier of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum kindly took the time to answer questions from Sara Brumfield of FromThePage, and discussed their project and experience using the platform. Rebecca Dillmeier is the Digital Collections Manager of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. First, tell us about your documents. The Museum’s National … [Read more...] about An Interview with Rebecca Dillmeier of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
FromThePage vs Transkribus
At a Glance: The Differences Between FromThePage and Transkribus FromThePage is a crowdsourcing platform for transcribing handwritten and typewritten manuscript materials that harnesses the unique power and skills of humans to provide transcripts of documents. FromThePage can handle materials that need more unique human intervention, that are more complicated and require … [Read more...] about FromThePage vs Transkribus
An Interview with Elise Edmonds of the State Library of New South Wales
Elise Edmonds of the State Library of New South Wales kindly took the time to answer questions from Sara Brumfield of FromThePage, and discussed their project and experience using the platform. Elise Edmonds is the Senior Curator of the State Library of New South Wales. First, tell us about your documents. We currently have 4 archival collections on … [Read more...] about An Interview with Elise Edmonds of the State Library of New South Wales