Virtual transcribathons are a great way to interact and engage with your volunteers and collaborators on a transcription project. These virtual events bring together your institution and the public to collaborate and support one another when transcribing material. However, if you’ve never held a virtual transcribathon before, you may not know how to start or where to … [Read more...] about Tips for Hosting Your First Virtual Transcribathon
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2018 Paleography Courses
Last spring, we shared a list of online and face-to-face paleography courses. Now we're back with some shiny new possibilities for 2018! Here's what we've found. Some are MOOCS (massive open online courses) offered through universities; others are web-based self-paced tutorials. If none of these work for you, you should also check out the classic instructional guides (aka … [Read more...] about 2018 Paleography Courses
Finding Fine Art and Historical Images for Social Media Uses
My new favorite way to find images for facebook and blog posts is to search the Google Arts & Culture site. (Click the magnifying glass at the top right of this page) I search for "magnifying glass" and after poking around the results find The Senses by Philippe Mercier at the Yale Center for British Art: I follow the external link and find the painting at the … [Read more...] about Finding Fine Art and Historical Images for Social Media Uses
Learn to Decipher Old Handwriting with Online and Residential Paleography Courses
Do you ever have problems deciphering the intricate handwriting of historical documents? Don't we all! There are lots of online resources to help, and we've checked them out so you can find the right one for you. Some are MOOCS (massive open online courses) offered through universities; others are web-based self-paced tutorials. If none of these work for you, you should also … [Read more...] about Learn to Decipher Old Handwriting with Online and Residential Paleography Courses
Engaging with volunteers: Smithsonian Transcription Center
"Volunpeers” is a flexible term for volunteers, organizations, and institutions to succinctly represent the knowledge-building activities and collaborative enterprise in which they are engaged. -Dr. Meghan Ferriter, Project Coordinator, Smithsonian Transcription Center If you're considering recruiting volunteers for your transcription project, you don't want to miss some of … [Read more...] about Engaging with volunteers: Smithsonian Transcription Center