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COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DATASurveys as a tool for collaboration
Erin Wilson
Digital Imaging Specialist & Lab ManagerOhio University Libraries
CROWDSOURCING = DATA COLLECTION
CROWDSOURCING = DATA COLLECTION
BUT HOW?
DATA COLLECTION METHODS
> Shared spreadsheets
https://xkcd.com/1906/
DATA COLLECTION METHODS
> Shared spreadsheets> Google Forms
GOOGLE FORMS
○ Can be used to collect transcripts or descriptive metadata
○ FREE & easy to set up○ Simple user interface that is
accessible to collaborators of varying skill-levels
○ Data is automatically collected within a spreadsheet
○ Preserves formatting of submitted text, including line breaks & carriage returns
PETERS TRANSCRIPTION
○ Local history scrapbooks with pasted photos, handwritten captions, maps & extensive cemetery recording
○ 26 volumes; assigned one to each transcriber
Side-by-side scrapbook page & Google form
Use of Google Forms for tagging & descriptive metadata
DATA COLLECTION METHODS
> Shared spreadsheets> Google Forms> FromThePage
FROM THE PAGE
○ IIIF import & export options - directly interoperable with CONTENTdm, Internet Archive, and Omeka
○ Image viewer & transcription window in same interface
○ Management tools○ Transcript review is built-in○ User statistics
○ Excellent customer support○ PDFs are not IIIF-supported & require
more management
FromThePage import & export options
FromThePage field-based transcription for tagging &
descriptive metadata
DATA COLLECTION METHODS
> Shared spreadsheets> Google Forms> FromThePage> ArcGIS Survey123
ArcGIS SURVEYS
○ ArcGIS Online is free○ Can create storymaps
& build web apps○ Survey features are only available
through an organizational login○ Add a survey layer to a web map;
Responses will display immediately ○ Digital collections with a geospatial
component are perfect for mapping
ArcGIS survey fields for Peters Range Books data
Mapping Memories crowdsourced campus map
DATA COLLECTION METHODS
> Shared spreadsheets> Google Forms> FromThePage> ArcGIS Survey123> Zooniverse
○ Think it through - consider the journey of your data from submission form to spreadsheet and into your repository before you begin
○ Pay attention to formatting of transcribed text - a frequent source of errors when migrating data
○ Research & utilize scripts when possible
DATA MANAGEMENT TIPS
URL showing CONTENTdm record number
○ Use unique identifiers to help correlate submissions with specific files or item records (e.g. URL)
○ CONTENTdm Catcher for batch editing metadata records in CDM○ Washington State Library
cdm-catcher uses python to interact with catcher service
○ OpenRefine for data wrangling○ VRA Panel Export-Import Tool for
correlating spreadsheet data with embedded IPTC Core metadata in image files
DATA MANAGEMENT TOOLS
Erin Wilson - [email protected] Links
W. E. Peters Range Books Transcription: https://forms.gle/mrctfwNZA12dfRHQ7
Ohio University Libraries FromThePage public collections: https://fromthepage.com/ohiouniversitylibraries
Mapping Memories: OHIO Bobcats Share Their Stories: https://bit.ly/MappingOhioUMemories
Mapping the W. E. Peters Range Books: https://arcg.is/PG8v