Joseph Riedel of the Fort Worth Public Library kindly took the time to answer questions from Sara Brumfield of FromThePage, and discussed their project and experience using the platform. Joseph Riedel is the librarian assistant at the Fort Worth Public Library. First, tell us about your documents. The Genealogy, Local History & Archives Unit … [Read more...] about An Interview with Joseph Riedel of Fort Worth Public Library
An Interview with Sandra O'Connell
First, tell us about your documents. The Minker Collection is a set of 654 letters exchanged by five members of one family during WWII: Lee Minker, a young B-17 pilot, his mom, dad, and two teenage sisters. Lee wrote each of them separately, and their letters give different perspectives of life during the war. The correspondence spans pilot training in 1943-44 and … [Read more...] about An Interview with Sandra O'Connell
An Interview with Alyssa Ollier of the Kentucky Historical Society
Alyssa Ollier of the Kentucky Historical Society kindly took the time to answer questions from Sara Brumfield of FromThePage, and discussed their project and experience using the platform. Alyssa Ollier is the Digital Archivist at the Kentucky Historical Society. First, tell us about your documents. The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) has used FromThePage … [Read more...] about An Interview with Alyssa Ollier of the Kentucky Historical Society
"Extending Parker on the Web: IIIF, FromThePage, and Anglo-Saxon Books" by Anne McLaughlin
In 2019, Anne McLaughlin from the Parker Library gave a talk at the International Image Interoperability Framework Conference about crowdsourcing using FromThePage. You can view her presentation and read the full transcript below. I'm Anne McLaughlin. I'm from the Parker Library. I'm not so much talking about all of Cambridge's crowdsourcing initiatives, but really just … [Read more...] about "Extending Parker on the Web: IIIF, FromThePage, and Anglo-Saxon Books" by Anne McLaughlin
Transcribathons
Let's talk transcribathons Hosting a transcribathon is a great way to build excitement around a project, deepen engagement, and have fun while getting work done! In August, the University of Virginia held the second annual Julian Bond transcribathon which brought the University and the local community together to help increase access to the papers of the civil rights … [Read more...] about Transcribathons