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Join us for a By the People Orientation Webinar on April 9

Written\ Created \ Syndicated by Taofeek Folami

Today’s guest post is from Abby Shelton, a Digital Collections Specialist & By the People community manager at the Library of Congress.

Are you a new By the People volunteer? Do you know someone who might be interested in transcribing historical documents? Could you use a refresher about the program? Whether you’re new or an expert, we are inviting everyone to a By the People orientation webinar on Thursday, April 9, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT. Registration is required for the virtual event (link below).

The By the People crowdsourced transcription program invites the public to transcribe digital collections from the Library of Congress. Since 2018, volunteers have transcribed more than one million historical documents – from the papers of Theodore Roosevelt and Rosa Parks, to Walt Whitman, and more.

During the orientation webinar, By the People Community Managers will cover the basics of the transcription lifecycle and guidelines for how to transcribe and review. We’ll look at some of the impacts that completed transcriptions make for researchers and preview upcoming transcription campaigns. And we’ll have lots of time to take questions from the audience. Hope to see you there!

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