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diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/transcribe

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diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/code.html

github.com/ui-libraries

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digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cwd

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Source: Google Analytics,

http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/humy3/til_how_to_participate_in_history_while_sitting/

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requirements

clean and simple--less clicking, more transcribing
show user impact (progress bars, counters, etc.)

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requirements

allow users to see results immediately
allow and encourage users to correct each other's work
support account creation to track user progress and authorize trusted users to finalize work
support the easy addition of multiple collections

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Omeka

plugin-CsvImport

Batch upload content and metadata.

github.com/ui-libraries/plugin-CsvImport

Upload file-level metadata

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CONTENTdm workflow help

CDM->CSV script (Python)

gist.github.com/saverkamp/4732757

CDM API v6 Python module

github.com/saverkamp/pycdm

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in development

export workflows (customization of Omeka plugin-Reports)
CONTENTdm re-ingest workflows (using Catcher)
full-text downloads of transcription data to github

plain text
minimal HTML5 + microdata

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Omeka

plugin-Scripto

Use the Scripto library to crowdsource transcription of Omeka files (pages).

github.com/ui-libraries/plugin-Scripto

Track completion status of pages (i.e. 'Not Started', 'Needs Review', 'Completed')
Track completion progress of items
Sort items by completion
Initialize MediaWiki pages with existing text from the Omeka db

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