We interviewed the team at the Stanford University Archives on how they're using FromThePage. We think you'll enjoy hearing how they are "round tripping" the transcriptions back into their library systems using IIIF, engaging volunteers with the help of a student intern, and funding the project. Thanks to the team at Stanford for taking the time to talk to … [Read more...] about Project Profile: Stanford University Archives
Project Profile: Jawi Transcription Project
This is an interview with Dr. Mulaika Hijjas, who runs The Jawi Transcription Project on FromThePage. What is Jawi? Read on to find out! Dr Mulaika Hijjas is Lecturer (=Associate Professor) in South East Asian Studies at SOAS University of London. Originally from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, her research focuses on the Malay manuscript tradition, Islam and women … [Read more...] about Project Profile: Jawi Transcription Project
Project Profile: Howitt and Fison Papers
Jason Gibson is an anthropologist and curator with the Melbourne Museum in Australia. He has worked on numerous projects concerning Australian Aboriginal heritage materials and wrote his doctoral thesis on important audio, visual and manuscripts collections of Aboriginal songs and ceremonies. He is currently the project manager for a large project digitising the notebooks, … [Read more...] about Project Profile: Howitt and Fison Papers
DH Projects -- The Curran Index
In addition to FromThePage, Brumfield Labs also provides software development to scholars, historical societies, and heritage organizations. The following is a description of a project we did for Gary Simons and the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals to produce an interactive version of the Curran Index. Gary Simons, the current editor of the Curran Index, had … [Read more...] about DH Projects -- The Curran Index
Providing Contextual Help to Transcribers in FromThePage: UCD's Irish Dialect Archive Manuscript Collection
Many transcription project owners need the ability to explain how to transcribe the special nuances of their material. FromThePage project owners have the ability to configure transcription help within FromThePage; that help can be extensive. An example of an extensive transcription help screen is in University College Dublin’s Irish Dialect Archive … [Read more...] about Providing Contextual Help to Transcribers in FromThePage: UCD's Irish Dialect Archive Manuscript Collection