Event Type:
Library of Congress Document Transcription
Description
Documents are transcribed and reviewed by volunteers. It takes at least one volunteer to transcribe a page and at least one other volunteer to review and mark it complete. Review ensures transcriptions are whole and accurate. Complex documents may pass through transcription and review several times before they are completed. Completed transcriptions are published on loc.gov.
1. Read the instructions on transcribing and reviewing. Access instructions at any time by clicking the "How-To Guide" above the text box or at the top of any page.
2. Choose what to transcribe. Explore campaigns from different Library of Congress collections. Use filters to see just "Not Started" or "Needs review" pages.
3. Transcribe what you can in the text box. Type what you see in order and preserve line breaks.
4. Use image viewer filters to make text clearer.
5. Click “Save” as you go to preserve work in progress. Other volunteers can finish what you started.
6. Click "Save" and “Submit for review” when you've transcribed a whole page.
7. After you transcribed a few pages, try out review! Review is the crucial final step before transcriptions are complete and ready for publication. All registered volunteers can review.
8.Try out tagging. Read the tagging instructions, then try it on any page!
With questions, send a message through https://ask.loc.gov/crowd.
When
Anytime
Where
Virtual/At Home
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