User:Slowking4/Wikisource User Group presentation links
National Archives and Records Administration metrics
- 12 billion pages of records
- 5 million digital objects-2015
- 91,000 tags
- 35,000 transcriptions
- 5% growth each week.
Smithsonian Transcription metrics
- 135,993 pages completed [= verified]
- 5,598 Total active volunteers:
- Average volunteers each week
- 135 volunteers (October-November 2015)
- Average pages completed each week
- 3,033 pages (October-November 2015)
Gelernte Lektionen (lessons learned)
- Transkription ist cool (transcription is cool)
- Metadaten-Lösung (metadata solution for digitization)
- Menschenmenge-Quellen-manager (crowd source coach / manager)
- Arbeiten mit der Willigen (work with the willing)
- Verwenden Sie social media (use social media)
- Einfacheren Bearbeitung (lower barriers to edit)
References links
- http://aotus.blogs.archives.gov/2015/10/30/by-thenumbers-digitization-and-citizen-engagement/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Transcription_Center
- https://transcription.si.edu/
- http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-transcribe-for-thesmithsonian-1410470965
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6ihCpTr2oM
- http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonianinstitution/smithsonian-wants-you-help-transcribe-itscollections-180952333/?no-ist
- http://siarchives.si.edu/blog/smithsonian-transcriptioncenter-and-william-healy-dall
- http://smithsonianscience.si.edu/2014/08/volunteersneeded-massive-smithsonian-digitization-project/