Ellen Joyce – THATCamp Milwaukee 2014 http://milwaukee2014.thatcamp.org Just another THATCamp site Sat, 24 May 2014 22:15:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.12 proposal: talk session about crowdsourcing cultural heritage projects http://milwaukee2014.thatcamp.org/2014/05/24/proposal-talk-session-about-crowdsourcing-cultural-heritage-projects/ Sat, 24 May 2014 03:08:43 +0000 http://milwaukee2014.thatcamp.org/?p=377 Continue reading ]]>

I would like to propose a session about using Scripto to organize crowdsourcing projects with cultural heritage resources. Specifically, I’d like to talk about how to use transcription tools (are there others?) to get students, alumni, and community members working with our extensive archival collections of documents dating from the Civil War through to the present and to create online communities of transcribers, editors, and researchers. So far I haven’t even managed to get Scripto installed as a plug-in to Omeka (or any other platform), so I am seeking both technical assistance and an opportunity to brainstorm about pedagogical and community-building opportunities!

 

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