See examples: Monuments Men, Armstrong Manual Training School yearbook and more. Humanities Research: Digitized and fully transcribed documents are an incredibly valuable asset for art, history, & literary researchers around the globe. See example of transcribed Charles Francis Hall's journal during arctic exploration in 1860. Readability: Transcription preserves these historic documents for future generations, making rushed field notes, cursive handwriting, and faded text easier to read. See newly-created records for previously inaccessible collections: Princeton University Posters Collection. This not only means that content transcribed becomes text-searchable online (& discoverable!), but it also ensures that historical materials can be accessible for all. To learn more, or get in touch with questions, suggestions or ideas, please contact us here.Īccessibility: Transcription turns handwritten and typed documents into searchable and machine-readable resources. The Transcription Center is managed by staff in the Smithsonian's Office of the Chief Information Officer, but is the result of ongoing collaborations between digital volunpeers and Smithsonian librarians, archivists, and museum staff who have contributed subject matter expertise, technical solutions, ideas & feedback, content and design, and much much more. We are actively seeking volunteers to join our community. With your help, we can make our vast collections in art, history, and science more accessible to anyone with a curious spirit, and truly create " One Smithsonian, Digital First." In short-the Transcription Center is a place for you (and anyone in the world) to explore materials held within the Smithsonian and play a part in making those collections more accessible. This crowdsourcing project was developed as a collaborative way to digitally enable and increase public engagement with Smithsonian materials, increase access and use of our digitized content, and create pathways of learning and new knowledge between the public and Smithsonian staff. Started in 2013, the Transcription Center is a website connecting volunteers around the world with Smithsonian collections.
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Download a one-page handout about the Transcription Center, including helpful tips for new users, here. We're working hand-in-hand with digital volunteers to transcribe historic documents and collections records to facilitate research and inspire learning in everyone. The Smithsonian Transcription Center seeks to engage the public in making our collections more accessible.
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