The Signature Talks program offers free training for your group through our most popular webinars, “Your First Crowdsourcing Project”, "10 Ways AI Will Change Archives and Libraries", and "Using HTR in People-Centered Transcription”, tailored to specific groups. This program is designed for groups of at least five people, providing a customized experience with a dedicated … [Read more...] about Signature Talks Program
Guide to Digitizing Your Archives
If you're interested in creating your own archival scanner, there are a few key components and considerations to keep in mind. Here's a basic overview of what you'll need and some steps to get started: Once you have gathered the necessary components, here's a general process to follow: Creating an effective archival scanner involves attention to detail and careful … [Read more...] about Guide to Digitizing Your Archives
How To Wrap Up A Transcription Project
Let’s talk about what happens after crowdsourcing projects are done. There are two things to think about here: what happens to the volunteer community, and what happens to the data? In this newsletter we’re going to dive deep into the first. Just like we have a responsibility not to waste volunteers’ labor, successful projects recognize that volunteers make social … [Read more...] about How To Wrap Up A Transcription Project
Using Crowdsourced Indexes in Preservica
What can you do with transcripts once your project is done? The Texas Digital Archive transcribed the handwritten index to a 3rd court of appeals and turned it into a look up table by Appellant and Appellee, making their digitized case records much more accessible. The Texas Commission on Libraries and Archives transcribed a handwritten index to their Court of … [Read more...] about Using Crowdsourced Indexes in Preservica
