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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:Engaging Communities in Crowdsourcing Using the Zooniverse Project Builder
April 3, 2025 3:00 pm
Join eLaboratories on April 3 at 3:00 PM EDT for this free, virtual 90-minute workshop with Denise Burgher and Jim Casey (Center for Black Digital Research, Penn State). Drawing from their experience leading the Colored Conventions Project and Douglass Day, Burgher and Casey will guide you through the lifecycle of crowdsourcing projects using the free Zooniverse Project Builder—from design and development to launch and project completion.
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Community Cookbooks as Local History and Genealogy Resources
April 24, 2025 9:00 am
On April 24 at 9:00 AM EDT, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions will host a webinar featuring Jennifer Brannock. This presentation will highlight the cookbook collection at USM and how cookbooks can be used for local history and genealogical research. The talk will also focus on the efforts to use cookbooks to engage with users locally and online.
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Exploring the Black Women’s Organizing Archive (BWOA): A Digital Project Informed by the Community Imperatives of Black Women’s Organizing
April 29, 2025 12:00 pm
On Tuesday, April 29 at 12:00 PM EDT, project leaders Shirley Moody-Turner (Penn State University) and Sabrina Evans (Howard University) will discuss the origins, values, and partnerships that have shaped the Black Women’s Organizing Archive. They will also present the resources available on the site for researchers and educators looking to engage with these materials. This presentation may be of interest to those seeking to create a digital project, archive or edition that is community centered.
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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