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

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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 - wilsone5@ohio.eduProject 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