Douglass Day Transcribe-a-Thon was a Success
Drake Library recently hosted a successful 2023 Douglass Day transcribe-a-thon. Attendees transcribed the papers of Mary Ann Shadd Cary (African American activist, writer, teacher, and lawyer, first Black North American newspaper editor).
Transcribing Mary Ann Shadd Cary uses a crowdsourcing platform, Zooniverse.org, that enables remote access to primary sources in the digital humanities and more. Over 300 entries were added to this global project during Drake Library’s two-hour event.
The project is ongoing and can be accessed at Transcribe Shadd Cary — Zooniverse. It is an engaging way to learn more and contribute to open access and digital scholarship.
In addition to Drake Library, thank you to the following groups for lending their support:
- History Forum
- History Department
- African & African American Studies Department
- Women & Gender Studies Department
- Education & Human Development Department
- Public History Minor
- Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (OEDI)
- Intercultural Engagement & Program
- Friends of Drake Library