2014 01-25 scripto-presentation
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A presentation given at ALA Midwinter Jan. 25, 2014TRANSCRIPT
Crowdsourcing the Civil WarAt the State Library of Pennsylvania
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Alice L Lubrecht, Director of Library ServicesWilliam T. Fee, Digital Collections and Authority Librarian
1. Library BackgroundDigital EffortsSoftware Selection and ImplementationResults to Date
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Session Agenda
The primary role of the State Library of Pennsylvania is to collect, preserve and provide access to materials for, by and about Pennsylvania for the information and research needs of all branches of state government, libraries and the public.
Mission:State Library of Pennsylvania
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Origins of the State Library• Traces origins to 1745
• Ben Franklin and the General Assembly
• The Statutes at Large and English maps
• First housed in Independence Hall Philadelphia, PA
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PA State Capitol, Burning Feb. 2, 1897
Dauphin County Court House circa 1820
Main Entrance to the Forum/Education BuildingAnnex Building, Capitol Complex
circa 1930
Ben Franklin’s Kite & Key Experiment19 October 1752 – Pennsylvania Gazette
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Digital Projects of the State Library
• Online collection of historical documents, articles and publications
• Full-text resources on Pennsylvania history, including the Civil War, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and Fort Necessity
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Focus in the Last Year?Gettysburg Materials
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Researching Crowdsourcing
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http://manuscripttranscription.blogspot.com/2011/02/2010-year-of-crowdsourcing.html
WinXP as a test box
• Commonwealth standard• Not Linux or Unix
– No apt-get or sudo commands– Completely wrong file structure– Permission problems– Only certain versions of programs and underlying dependencies are
usable
• Missing documentation– Zend version– Installing Scripto– Can require a knowledge of both Linux and Windows structures, etc.
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Testing• Bitnami stacks
– Multiple Apache servers– One dependency fails, they all do
• Encyclopedia of Life– Underlying dependencies failed– Wouldn’t fully install
• FromthePage– Git client from GitHub– Installed somewhere– Never found it
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Scripto• Requires Zend 1 framework
– 2 weeks to get an answer• Documentation assumes Linux knowledge• Little to no information on Windows install• Documentation scanty• Eventually installed in Drupal• Moved to outside servers due to firewalls and security• Outside server techs installed WordPress version• Registration through MediaWiki
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Scripto main page
https://civilwardiaries.klnpa.org/
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Scripto registration page(MediaWiki)
https://civilwardiaries.klnpa.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Main+Page&type=signup
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Scripto image page
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Scripto image page (2)
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Scripto transcription page
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Contacting us:Alice [email protected]
Bill [email protected]
Thank you
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Questions?