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The act of inviting the public to substantially contribute to project work. In the practice of editing and recovery, public engagement may include involving the public in the conceptualization of the project, crowd-sourcing transcriptions or annotations, and more.
Upcoming Events
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Event Categories:An Introduction to Open and Social Knowledge Production: An Intensive Workshop
September 5, 2025 1:00 pm
This fall, eLaboratories—in partnership with the Electronic Textual Cultures Lab at the University of Victoria—will host a month-long workshop focused on introducing and exploring the definition, contexts, methodologies, and affordances of open and social knowledge production. During the month of September, cohort members will meet once weekly on Fridays from 1:00–2:00 PM (Eastern Time) for a discussion on related readings and topics, with conversations or content to be led by Ray Siemens, Graham Jensen, Alyssa Arbuckle, Matt Huculak, and Randa El-Katib.
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From Fragmented Records to Collective Memory: Centering Black Women Organizer’s Archives in History
The Black Women's Organizing Archive (BWOA) showcased its innovative, participatory approach to repositioning Black women's contributions and redefining historical archives during a presentation at eLaboratories on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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About the eLabs Website Launch
We would like to take a moment to introduce you to what you can find on our site today and what you can expect to find on it in the coming months.
What People Say
From the beginning, the Papers of Martin Van Buren has used undergraduate students on the project to help support Cumberland University’s mission of providing them with “a contemporary liberal arts education.” We are committed to giving students the opportunity to make an original contribution to the historical field. The one-on-one training and mentorship in which project staff engage also prepare students to practice equitable collegiality in their future careers.
Mark Cheathem, Papers of Martin Van Buren