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Guide to Digitizing Your Archives

September 21, 2023 by FromThePage

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

Using FromThePage to Create Descriptive Metadata at Ohio University Libraries

October 4, 2021 by FromThePage

Ohio University Libraries has an internal staff project that uses FromThePage to generate transcriptions and descriptive metadata for a collection of dance posters. This project is a hybrid project, in that transcriptions are generated along with text from the posters captured through standardized metadata fields. These fields allow the posters to be more accessible and … [Read more...] about Using FromThePage to Create Descriptive Metadata at Ohio University Libraries

How Do I Read Old Handwriting?

September 7, 2021 by FromThePage

When it comes to transcription and crowdsourcing, one of the biggest challenges becomes the task of reading and figuring out old handwriting, also known as paleography. But the good news is, this is something that can be improved, and whether you are a project owner or a transcriber, the resources below can help you and your team become more successful, and most importantly -- … [Read more...] about How Do I Read Old Handwriting?

Spreadsheet Transcription in FromThePage

August 23, 2021 by FromThePage

Last month, Ben and Sara Brumfield hosted a webinar to introduce the new spreadsheet transcription feature. The presentation, linked below in a video and embedded as slides, presents a walkthrough of the spreadsheet transcription interface, and shares how to configure and begin using the new feature. This was one of FromThePage's most-attended webinars, and it was exciting to … [Read more...] about Spreadsheet Transcription in FromThePage

Make a "Small Bet" on Crowdsourcing

July 29, 2021 by Sara Brumfield

“Small bets” are ways to experiment with new technologies, approaches, or audiences.  The key to these experiments are that they are low risk.  If it doesn’t work out, then you haven’t lost that much money or time or goodwill.  If it does work out, then you have a new way of engaging the public, enriching your metadata, and increasing use of your material.  … [Read more...] about Make a "Small Bet" on Crowdsourcing

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