/datascribe1950cs

A case study and/or test set of data for DataScribe using the 1950 US census

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DataScribe and the 1950s Census

This repository contains supplementary material for a case study on using DataScribe to transcribe selections from the 1950 United States Census. It can be used with the lesson plan on building forms or to explore DataScribe more generally.

Directory contents:

  • datascribeForms: json forms which can be edited and can be imported into DataScribe
  • datasets: a sample dataset comprised of images file and a csv file. These can be used with the modules File Sideload and CSV Import to batch-create items in Omeka S to be used in DataScribe. The images in this directory are from the National Archives and Record Administration's 1950 Census website
  • guidelines: sample guidelines for use with the forms in the datascribeForms directory.

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