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A transcribathon is an event running for a pre-determined number of hours (generally, 3-12 hours), in which participants transcribe and encode manuscripts, individually or in small groups, in the same room or across many rooms simultaneously.  
A transcribathon is a community event running for a pre-determined number of hours (generally, 3-12 hours), in which participants transcribe and encode manuscripts, individually or in small groups, in the same room or across many rooms simultaneously.  


If you are interested in hosting an [[Early Modern Manuscripts Online (EMMO)|EMMO]] transcribathon at your institution, please contact Heather Wolfe ([mailto:hwolfe@folger.edu hwolfe@folger.edu]). EMMO transcribathons generally involve food, fun, entertaining manuscripts, transcription sprints, prizes, and an easy-to-use online transcription platform called Dromio. We tailor the manuscript content and the difficulty of the handwriting to the needs of the host institution, and offer a short tutorial in deciphering secretary hand if desired.  
If you are interested in hosting an [[Early Modern Manuscripts Online (EMMO)|EMMO]] transcribathon at your institution, please contact Heather Wolfe ([mailto:hwolfe@folger.edu hwolfe@folger.edu]). EMMO transcribathons generally involve food, fun, entertaining manuscripts, transcription sprints, prizes, and an easy-to-use online transcription platform called [[Dromio: Folger Transcription Platform|Dromio]]. We tailor the manuscript content and the difficulty of the handwriting to the needs of the host institution, and offer a short tutorial in deciphering secretary hand if desired. You are welcome to adapt our [[Media: Transcribathon_starter_guide.pdf|one-page intro]] that we give out at transcribathons and share our page with [[Dromio Frequently Asked Questions]], which is also available as several pdf documents:<br/>
[[Media: Dromio-Help-Screen.pdf|Dromio Help page]]<br/>
[[Media: FAQsforDromio.pdf|Dromio FAQ document]]‎<br/>


Transcriptions from past and future EMMO transcribathons will be added to a searchable EMMO database and made available to users beginning in 2017.
Transcriptions from past and future EMMO transcribathons will be added to [https://emmo.folger.edu// Early Modern Manuscripts Online].
 
Resources developed by EMMO partners for using Dromio during transcribathons:
*[https://emroc.hypotheses.org/transcribathons// EMROC's guide to transcribathons]
*[https://empop.hypotheses.org/transcribathon// EMPOP's guide to transcribathons]
 
A timeline of transcribathons sponsored by EMMO and/or hosted by other institutions using Dromio and Folger manuscript (note: this list is not exhaustive because we can't keep track of all of them; let us know if you would like to be added to this list!):
 
== '''2014''' ==


A timeline of EMMO transcribathons:
*December 4, 2014:  [http://sceti.library.upenn.edu/Transcribathon/ Transcribe the Renaissance], a noon-to-midnight [[Transcribathon]]  in conjunction with the [http://www.library.upenn.edu/kislak/ Kislak Center] held at the University of Pennsylvania.
*December 4, 2014:  [http://sceti.library.upenn.edu/Transcribathon/ Transcribe the Renaissance], a noon-to-midnight [[Transcribathon]]  in conjunction with the [http://www.library.upenn.edu/kislak/ Kislak Center] held at the University of Pennsylvania.
== '''2015''' ==
*March 18, 2015: [[Transcribathon at UVa]] [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with the [http://www.rarebookschool.org/ Rare Book School] at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
*March 18, 2015: [[Transcribathon at UVa]] [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with the [http://www.rarebookschool.org/ Rare Book School] at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
*May 19, 2015: [[Transcription Night]] or [[Transcribathon]] , 5:30-8:30 PM, at the Big Board on H Street.
*May 19, 2015: [[Transcription Night]] or [[Transcribathon]] , 5:30-8:30 PM, at the Big Board on H Street.
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*November 13, 2015: [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with the [https://www.humanitiescenter.vcu.edu// Humanities Center], [http://www.library.vcu.edu// VCU Libraries] and [http://www.english.vcu.edu// VCU department of English] at the University of Virginia Commonwealth, Richmond, VA.
*November 13, 2015: [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with the [https://www.humanitiescenter.vcu.edu// Humanities Center], [http://www.library.vcu.edu// VCU Libraries] and [http://www.english.vcu.edu// VCU department of English] at the University of Virginia Commonwealth, Richmond, VA.
*December 15, 2015: [[Transcription Night]] or [[Transcribathon]] , 5:30-7:30 PM, at the Big Board on H Street.
*December 15, 2015: [[Transcription Night]] or [[Transcribathon]] , 5:30-7:30 PM, at the Big Board on H Street.
== '''2016''' ==
*April 17, 2016: [[Transcribathon]]  in conjunction with the [http://library.sc.edu/p/collections/Rare?/ Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections] at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
*April 17, 2016: [[Transcribathon]]  in conjunction with the [http://library.sc.edu/p/collections/Rare?/ Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections] at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
*June 7, 2016: [[Transcription Night]] or [[Transcribathon]], 5:30-7:30 PM, at the Big Board on H Street.
*June 7, 2016: [[Transcription Night]] or [[Transcribathon]], 5:30-7:30 PM, at the Big Board on H Street.
*September 14, 2016:  [[Transcribathon]] in association with The UConn Humanities Institute. From 10 am – 4 pm in the Great Hall of the Alumni Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.  
*September 14, 2016:  [[Transcribathon]] in association with The UConn Humanities Institute. From 10 am – 4 pm in the Great Hall of the Alumni Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.  
*November 9, 2016: [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with the [http://emroc.hypotheses.org// Early Modern Recipes Online Collective (EMROC)] at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC.
*November 9, 2016: [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with the [http://emroc.hypotheses.org// Early Modern Recipes Online Collective (EMROC)] at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC.
*December 6, 2016: "Brews and Brevigraphs" or [[Transcribathon]] at the Folger Shakespeare Library. A joint event between [http://www.folger.edu/2016-2017-institute-scholarly-programs#Introduction-to-English-Paleography Introduction to English Paleography] & Practical Paleography.<br>
*December 6, 2016: "Brews and Brevigraphs" or [[Transcribathon]] at the Folger Shakespeare Library. A joint event between [http://www.folger.edu/2016-2017-institute-scholarly-programs#Introduction-to-English-Paleography Introduction to English Paleography] & [https://folgerpedia.folger.edu/Practical_Paleography/ Practical Paleography].<br>
 
 
== '''2017''' ==
 
*March 8, 2017:  [[Transcribathon]] in association with Wellesley College, Massachusetts. From 12.30pm - 5.30pm in the Pendleton Knapp Atrium. The event will transcribe the [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/p457g5// Trevelyon Miscellany]
*March 8, 2017:  [[Transcribathon]] in association with Wellesley College, Massachusetts. From 12.30pm - 5.30pm in the Pendleton Knapp Atrium. The event will transcribe the [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/p457g5// Trevelyon Miscellany]
*April 7, 2017: Second [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with the [https://www.humanitiescenter.vcu.edu// Humanities Center], [http://www.library.vcu.edu// VCU Libraries] and [http://www.english.vcu.edu// VCU department of English] at the University of Virginia Commonwealth, Richmond, VA.
*April 7, 2017: Second [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with the [https://www.humanitiescenter.vcu.edu// Humanities Center], [http://www.library.vcu.edu// VCU Libraries] and [http://www.english.vcu.edu// VCU department of English] at the University of Virginia Commonwealth, Richmond, VA.
*April 17, 2017: Second  [[Transcribathon]], in association with The University of Connecticut Humanities Institute. From 4 pm – 7 pm in the Homer D. Babbidge Library, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.  
*April 17, 2017: Second  [[Transcribathon]], in association with The University of Connecticut Humanities Institute. From 4 pm – 7 pm in the Homer D. Babbidge Library, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.  
*May 18, 2017: Second "Brews and Brevigraphs" or [[Transcribathon]] at the Folger Shakespeare Library as part of  [http://folgerpedia.folger.edu/Early_Modern_Manuscripts_Online:_New_Directions_in_Teaching_and_Research Early Modern Manuscripts Online: New Directions in Teaching and Research]<br>
*May 18, 2017: Second "Brews and Brevigraphs" or [[Transcribathon]] at the Folger Shakespeare Library as part of  [http://folgerpedia.folger.edu/Early_Modern_Manuscripts_Online:_New_Directions_in_Teaching_and_Research Early Modern Manuscripts Online: New Directions in Teaching and Research]<br>
Transcribathons using Dromio, the Folger's online transcription tool:
*October 25, 2017:  [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with Archive's Month. From 12pm-7pm in Swarthmore's Public Library, PA.
*Oct 25, 2017:  [[Transcribathon]], in conjunction with Archive's Month. From 12pm-7pm in Swarthmore's Public Library, PA.
*November 7, 2017:  [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with the [http://emroc.hypotheses.org// Early Modern Recipes Online Collective (EMROC)]. This is an international virtual transcribathon.  
*Nov 7, 2017:  [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with the [http://emroc.hypotheses.org// Early Modern Recipes Online Collective (EMROC)]. This is a virtual transcribathon.  


Further links:
 
== '''2018''' ==
 
* March 2, 2018:  [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with EMROC, from 10am-4pm at the University of Toronto Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Described [https://emroc.hypotheses.org/1717/ here].
*April 9, 2018:  [[Transcribathon]] using Dromio at Roger Williams University, Rhode Island.
*April 24, 2018: [[Transcribathon]] in association with SUNY University of Buffalo's Experiential Learning Network; the Center of Excellence in Writing; Digital Composition Lab; Department of Theatre and Dance; Early Modern Research Workshop. From 10am – 3pm. Folger staff attending to lead and support the transcribathon: Sarah Powell.
*June 7, 2018: [[Transcribathon]] as part of the Mellon Summer Institute in English Paleography at the Folger Shakespeare Library taught by Heather Wolfe. From 10am – 5pm.
*July 17, 2018:  "Pizza and Paleography" night using Dromio at the Omohundro Institute, Virginia.
*September 18, 2018: [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with the [https://emroc.hypotheses.org/1868 Early Modern Recipes Online Collective (EMROC)]. This is an international virtual transcribathon.
*September 20, 2018: Transcribathon using Dromio at the McKay Archives Center, Florida Southern College, 4-10pm, organized by Catherine Eskin.
*October 4, 2018: Transcribathon at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto.
*October 25, 2018:  [[Transcribathon]] in conjunction with the [https://empop.hypotheses.org// Early Modern Poetry Online Project (EMPOP)]. This is an international virtual transcribathon.
*November 9, 2018: [https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/transcribathon-fall-2018.html// Transcribathon] in association with [http://www.library.vcu.edu// VCU Libraries] and the Superscripts, a student group within the [http://www.english.vcu.edu// VCU department of English] at the University of Virginia Commonwealth, Richmond, VA.
*December 14, 2018: '''Transcribathon''' (a.k.a. the John Ward smackdown) as part of the Folger Institute Introduction to Paleography and in collaboration with transcribers at the University of Connecticut.
 
 
== '''2019''' ==
 
*March 16, 2019: [https://rsaddl.hcommons.org/ddl-topics-and-presenters/digital-paleography-transcribe-a-thon Transcribathon] in partnership with the Renaissance Society of America's Day of Digital Learning, in Toronto.
*March 23, 2019: [https://oieahc.wm.edu/events/lectures/transcribathon Transcribathon] held at the the Omohundro Institute for Early American History and Culture in Williamsburg, VA, organized by Julie Fisher.
*April 11-12, 2019: [https://empop.hypotheses.org/transcribathon Virtual Transcribathon] in conjunction with EMPOP and the Harry Ransom Center.
*April 27, 2019: Imbibe and Transcribe transcribathon at [https://mondaynightbrewing.com/ Monday Night Brewing] in Atlanta, GA, organized by Joseph Aldinger, coupled with eyebright beer made from a recipe from a Folger manuscript.
*July 12, 2019: Transcribathon in partnership with the [https://www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk Oxford Food Symposium]], St Catherine's College, Oxford.
*September 12, 2019: [https://flsouthern.campuslabs.com/engage/event/4873084 Transcribathon] at the McKay Archives Center, Florida Southern College, 4-10pm, organized by Catherine Eskin and sponsored by the History Club, Sigma Tau Delta, the Library, and the Department of English and Modern Languages.
*October 24, 2019: EMPOP Transcribathon (Early Modern Poetry Online Project) at various locations around the world. Onsite event held at the University of Newcastle, UK, 11-11pm.
*November 5, 2019: [https://emroc.hypotheses.org/transcribathons/transcribathon-2019 EMROC Folger International Virtual Transcribathon] at various locations around the world, of Folger MS V.b.400.
 
== '''2020''' ==
*January 29, 2020: Transcribathon at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto, 9.30-1pm.
*April 9, 2020: [https://empop.hypotheses.org/transcribathon EMPOP(Early Modern Poetry Online Project) International Virtual Transcribathon] at various locations around the world.
 
== '''2022''' ==
*May 26, 2022: [https://folgerpedia.folger.edu/_mw/index.php?title=Spring_2022_account_books_transcribathon Virtual transcribathon] focusing on Folger account books.
 
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== Other links ==


:[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35011121/ BBC World News: Cookbook features recipes to cure the plague]
:[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35011121/ BBC World News: Cookbook features recipes to cure the plague]
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:[http://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2015/can-you-read-early-modern-english-vcu-folger-transcribathon-lauded-as-success.html/ VCU Transcribathon: Can you read early modern English?]
:[http://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2015/can-you-read-early-modern-english-vcu-folger-transcribathon-lauded-as-success.html/ VCU Transcribathon: Can you read early modern English?]


:[http://emroc.hypotheses.org/830/ The Community of the Transcribathon] [[Category: Digital humanities]] [[Category:Digital Folger]] [[Category:Collection]] [[Category:Manuscripts]] [[Category:Transcriptions]] [[Category:Paleography]]
:[http://emroc.hypotheses.org/830/ The Community of the Transcribathon]       [[Category: Digital humanities]]       [[Category:Digital Folger]]       [[Category:Collection]]       [[Category:Manuscripts]]       [[Category:Transcriptions]]       [[Category:Paleography]]


:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNUA6tKtpKU&feature=youtu.be/ Wellesley Transcribathon]
:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNUA6tKtpKU&feature=youtu.be/ Wellesley Transcribathon]


:[http://collation.folger.edu/2014/12/a-transcriba-what/ The Collation EMMO]
:[http://collation.folger.edu/2014/12/a-transcriba-what/ The Collation EMMO]
:[https://emroc.hypotheses.org/1717/ Liza Blake's post on hosting a transcribathon for EMROC]
:[https://blog.oieahc.wm.edu/accessing-the-past-why-paleography-skills-still-matter/ Julie Fisher on why transcription matters]

Latest revision as of 11:08, 6 May 2022

A transcribathon is a community event running for a pre-determined number of hours (generally, 3-12 hours), in which participants transcribe and encode manuscripts, individually or in small groups, in the same room or across many rooms simultaneously.

If you are interested in hosting an EMMO transcribathon at your institution, please contact Heather Wolfe (hwolfe@folger.edu). EMMO transcribathons generally involve food, fun, entertaining manuscripts, transcription sprints, prizes, and an easy-to-use online transcription platform called Dromio. We tailor the manuscript content and the difficulty of the handwriting to the needs of the host institution, and offer a short tutorial in deciphering secretary hand if desired. You are welcome to adapt our one-page intro that we give out at transcribathons and share our page with Dromio Frequently Asked Questions, which is also available as several pdf documents:
Dromio Help page
Dromio FAQ document‎

Transcriptions from past and future EMMO transcribathons will be added to Early Modern Manuscripts Online.

Resources developed by EMMO partners for using Dromio during transcribathons:


A timeline of transcribathons sponsored by EMMO and/or hosted by other institutions using Dromio and Folger manuscript (note: this list is not exhaustive because we can't keep track of all of them; let us know if you would like to be added to this list!):

2014


2015


2016


2017


2018

  • March 2, 2018: Transcribathon in conjunction with EMROC, from 10am-4pm at the University of Toronto Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Described here.
  • April 9, 2018: Transcribathon using Dromio at Roger Williams University, Rhode Island.
  • April 24, 2018: Transcribathon in association with SUNY University of Buffalo's Experiential Learning Network; the Center of Excellence in Writing; Digital Composition Lab; Department of Theatre and Dance; Early Modern Research Workshop. From 10am – 3pm. Folger staff attending to lead and support the transcribathon: Sarah Powell.
  • June 7, 2018: Transcribathon as part of the Mellon Summer Institute in English Paleography at the Folger Shakespeare Library taught by Heather Wolfe. From 10am – 5pm.
  • July 17, 2018: "Pizza and Paleography" night using Dromio at the Omohundro Institute, Virginia.
  • September 18, 2018: Transcribathon in conjunction with the Early Modern Recipes Online Collective (EMROC). This is an international virtual transcribathon.
  • September 20, 2018: Transcribathon using Dromio at the McKay Archives Center, Florida Southern College, 4-10pm, organized by Catherine Eskin.
  • October 4, 2018: Transcribathon at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto.
  • October 25, 2018: Transcribathon in conjunction with the Early Modern Poetry Online Project (EMPOP). This is an international virtual transcribathon.
  • November 9, 2018: Transcribathon in association with VCU Libraries and the Superscripts, a student group within the VCU department of English at the University of Virginia Commonwealth, Richmond, VA.
  • December 14, 2018: Transcribathon (a.k.a. the John Ward smackdown) as part of the Folger Institute Introduction to Paleography and in collaboration with transcribers at the University of Connecticut.


2019

  • March 16, 2019: Transcribathon in partnership with the Renaissance Society of America's Day of Digital Learning, in Toronto.
  • March 23, 2019: Transcribathon held at the the Omohundro Institute for Early American History and Culture in Williamsburg, VA, organized by Julie Fisher.
  • April 11-12, 2019: Virtual Transcribathon in conjunction with EMPOP and the Harry Ransom Center.
  • April 27, 2019: Imbibe and Transcribe transcribathon at Monday Night Brewing in Atlanta, GA, organized by Joseph Aldinger, coupled with eyebright beer made from a recipe from a Folger manuscript.
  • July 12, 2019: Transcribathon in partnership with the Oxford Food Symposium], St Catherine's College, Oxford.
  • September 12, 2019: Transcribathon at the McKay Archives Center, Florida Southern College, 4-10pm, organized by Catherine Eskin and sponsored by the History Club, Sigma Tau Delta, the Library, and the Department of English and Modern Languages.
  • October 24, 2019: EMPOP Transcribathon (Early Modern Poetry Online Project) at various locations around the world. Onsite event held at the University of Newcastle, UK, 11-11pm.
  • November 5, 2019: EMROC Folger International Virtual Transcribathon at various locations around the world, of Folger MS V.b.400.

2020

2022


Other links

BBC World News: Cookbook features recipes to cure the plague
VCU Transcribathon: Creating and empowering a community of new paleographers
VCU Transcribathon: Can you read early modern English?
The Community of the Transcribathon
Wellesley Transcribathon
The Collation EMMO
Liza Blake's post on hosting a transcribathon for EMROC
Julie Fisher on why transcription matters