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
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An Interview with Candice Cloud of Stephen F. Austin State University
Candice Cloud of Stephen F. Austin State University kindly took the time to answer questions and discuss their projects and experience using the platform with Sara Brumfield of FromThePage. Candice Cloud is the ETRC Outreach Librarian at the Stephen F. Austin State University Library. First, tell us about your documents. The East Texas Research Center … [Read more...] about An Interview with Candice Cloud of Stephen F. Austin State University
Crowdsourcing Project or Crowdsourcing Program?
Are you running -- or do you want to run -- a crowdsourcing project or a crowdsourcing program? They are different! We’ve noticed over the years that folks have different attitudes and approaches to crowdsourcing projects. Some do a single project and are done – at least until the next research question or grant funding comes along. Others invest in a … [Read more...] about Crowdsourcing Project or Crowdsourcing Program?
Transcribing Archival Audio Using WhisperAI
Ben attended a recent presentation by Will Hicks from the University of North Texas Libraries/Portal to Texas History at the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. Will discussed the practical applications of AI in transcribing audio recordings, enabling improved accessibility and search capabilities for A/V materials. He demonstrated videos with the sound removed to emphasize … [Read more...] about Transcribing Archival Audio Using WhisperAI
Transcriptions, Screen Readers, and ChatGPT
Usually, when we transcribe documents, we type what we see, retaining irregular spelling and punctuation. But does this practice–a scholarly standard–serve everyone? I wondered how screen readers deal with verbatim transcriptions, so I ran an experiment. I used Microsoft Narrator, the screen reader built into Windows, to read passages aloud from a 19th-century … [Read more...] about Transcriptions, Screen Readers, and ChatGPT