Wikisource:WikiProject Emory University Libraries

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WikiProject Emory University Libraries

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This project is to coordinate efforts to upload and proofread works digitized by Emory University Libraries

Project Overview

The Digitization Program at Emory University Libraries has published 6,708 works to the Internet Archive, and over 2,000 works to HathiTrust. Proofreading and correcting the OCR on these works, while desirable, was not a priority until March 2020, when the COVID-19 crisis compelled library staff to work from home. After learning of a WikiSource project by the National Library of Scotland, we were eager to explore a similar project to enable staff to be more fully productive while working from home, and to develop new skills.

Workflow

We consulted with Gweduni at NLS and modeled our workflow on theirs, with a few local adaptations. Please contact Jkylefenton for more detail about any of the steps below.

Uploading books to Wikisource

As of May 15, 2020 we have uploaded 62 books to Wikisource from the Internet Archive. Our current focus is on proofreading the oldest public domain African American Imprints digitized from Emory University's collections. We are following the Wikisource guidelines using the IA Upload tool.

The Index pages for such works are in Category:WikiProject Emory University Libraries.

Proofreading

Staff members from the Emory University Libraries' Conservation Team are currently responsible for initial proofreading of the uploaded books:

Validating

Jkylefenton is currently performing the systematic validation of proofread pages, with several experienced WikiSource users volunteering some of their time as well.