MissionAssist is a network of volunteers who are in the UK and elsewhere helping mission workers all around the world to share the gospel and make scripture accessible. Working in their own homes, hundreds of volunteers are using their time and skills to provide a range of practical, academic and administrative services.

For more information you may like to browse the MissionAssist website missionassist.org.uk.

England and Wales registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1162807
MissionAssist, PO Box 257, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 9AW, United Kingdom

To support the work of Bible translation and publishing, MissionAssist has a team of volunteers converting printed text to digital format by typing it into a computer file - a process known as keyboarding. Each piece of work is keyboarded separately by two teams of Keyboarders and then the files are digitally compared, checked thoroughly and corrected by a Digitisation Editor. The work is returned to the Project Manager who compiles together all the different files to produce a complete, electronic document and make a final check for accuracy.

You may like to watch a short video "What is WEBBS?" vimeo.com/394887978.

The following sections offer a short introduction to some key aspects of the role of Keyboarder. There are some exercises for you to complete as you consider if you would like to try keyboarding with MissionAssist.