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Conference presentation
Adventures in Transcribing Handwritten Documents
Panhandle Academic Libraries Conference (Pensacola, Florida, 04/04/2025–04/04/2025)
04/04/2025
Abstract
During Library Week 2025, the UWF University Libraries will host a participatory transcription event of letters and ship’s logs that are part of its Digital Archives. While the National Archives’ Citizen Archivist model is well-established, this project will use the From the Page platform supplemented with Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) to engage students, faculty, and the larger UWF community. Providing transcripts of historical documents written in cursive is an example of universal design that allows their use by broader audiences who either cannot read cursive or who use screen readers. The use of collaborative transcription platforms reduces the time it takes staff to create transcripts by crowdsourcing transcription. This talk will discuss selection of materials, logistics, training, recruiting volunteers, and implementation of the project.
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- Title
- Adventures in Transcribing Handwritten Documents
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation
- Conference
- Panhandle Academic Libraries Conference (Pensacola, Florida, 04/04/2025–04/04/2025)
- Identifiers
- 99381322236606600
- Academic Unit
- Historic Trust; John C. Pace Library; University of West Florida Libraries; UWF Archives & West Florida History Center
- Language
- English