On July 28, Sara and I hosted the first FromThePage User Group Meeting in Washington DC. It was a fun event--to me it felt more like a party than a meeting, since I got to spend most of my time introducing my colleagues to each other. (That said, cocktails were replaced with breakfast tacos, which we thought a little more appropriate for 8:30 AM.) I spent some days … [Read more...] about Measuring Success in Crowdsourcing Projects
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ChatGPT, r/AskHistorians, & Spam
Vice recently published an article about ChatGPT generated spam on the popular AskHistorians subreddit. Here’s an excerpt: "The two-million-strong AskHistorians forum allows non-expert Redditors to submit questions about history topics, and receive in-depth answers from historians. Recent popular posts have probed the hive mind on whether the stress of being “on time” … [Read more...] about ChatGPT, r/AskHistorians, & Spam
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
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?