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Smithsonian Transcription Center

jasonshen
August 13, 2013

Smithsonian Transcription Center

An update on the Smithsonian's crowdsourced transcription effort, led by Sarah Allen & Jason Shen, 2013 Presidential Innovation Fellows.

http://transcription.si.edu

jasonshen

August 13, 2013
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  1. Started with a few thousand documents contributed from AAA, SIA,

    NMNH, NMAH-Archives and others. Early focus has been on full-text transcription of handwritten letters, diaries, manuscripts Already have hundreds of volunteers who have made thousands of transcription edits in the past few weeks. Early progress:
  2. Botany US Herbarium has 5M preserved plant specimens - and

    of those 1.3M have digital records Transcription of handwritten labels captures valuable metadata (collector, collection date, location, elevation) Goal of producing searchable database for researchers all around the world to access, study and explore
  3. >> Collection Number 2) Location 3) Date / Elevation USNM

    Number + Add Collector << ? ? ? 1) General Collector(s) Cultivated? ? Yes Notes
  4. State / Territory Notes 3) Date / Elevation District /

    County / Shire << ? ? ? 1) General 2) Location >> Country Precise Locality Latitude ? ? ° ‘ “ Longitude ? ° ‘ “ ? Select Country
  5. Collection Date Elevation (from) << ? ? ? 1) General

    3) Date / Elevation 2) Location >> Elevation (to) Collection Date And/To/Or Select Modifier ? ? ? Elevation Unit Select Unit Notes Finished? Use the buttons at the bottom to Save and Finish
  6. Save your megaphones (for now!) Aiming for phased roll-out: 1.

    Live with targeted outreach 2. SI-wide Launch 3. THE WORLD
  7. Save your megaphones (for now!) Aiming for phased roll-out: 1.

    Live with targeted outreach 2. SI-wide Launch 3. THE WORLD We are here