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Crowdsourcing in Danish Archives

Explore the power of crowdsourcing in Danish archives, involving over 1000 contributors. Discover how individuals play a vital role in preserving history, from digitalizing records to transcribing texts. Learn how this collaborative effort enriches cultural heritage and creates a shared infrastructure for future generations.

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Crowdsourcing in Danish Archives

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  1. Crowdsourcing in Danish Archives Asbjørn Hellum, Denmark

  2. What is crowdsourcing? - More than an easy way to save money and get things done - Not the same as ”using volunteers” on site - The basic concept of participation is not new to the heritage institutions of Denmark “…crowdsourcing represents the act of a company or institution taking a function once performed by employees and outsourcing it to an undefined (and generally large) network of people in the form of an open call” . (Jeff Howe, cited from Wikipedia) www.sa.dk

  3. Danish Demographic Database (Danish State Archives) 18 mio. posts – about 1000 contributors – 1992 and still running

  4. Nygårds” Notes (Volunteergroup / Danish State Archives)478.276 posts – 5 photographers + ”keyers” - 2008- 2010 • CPR tracks in the Danish ChurchRecords750.000 pages – 160 contributers - 2010 – and additional 400.000 pages sincethen • Sejr’s Notes (Aarhus City Archives) 100.000 posts – number of contributorsunkown - 2012 (basicindexing)

  5. Police Register (GenealogicalSocieties / Cph. City Archives)1,4 mio . posts – about500 contributors - 2009 - 2012 (basicindexing) – has API

  6. Municipal Records (Frederikshavn City Archives) 10.000 pages uploaded for transcription to normal text

  7. World War I casualties from the Southern part of Jutland5,333 casualties were registered www.sa.dk

  8. Denmark seen from the air a national portal for aerial photography

  9. Danish examples of crowdsoursing Danish Demographic Database (Danish State Archives) 18 mio. posts – about 1000 contributors – 1992 and still running Nygård Notes (Volunteergroup / Danish State Archives) 478.276 posts – 5 photographers + ”keyers” - 2008- 2010CPR tracks in the Danish ChurchRecords750.000 pages – 160 contributers - 2010 – and additional 400.000 pages sincethenSejr’s Notes (Aarhus City Archives) 100.000 posts – number of contributorsunkown - 2012 (basicindexing)MunicipalRecords (Frederikshavn City Archives) 10.000 pages uploadet for transcriptionto normal textWorld War I casualties from the Southern part of Jutland5,333 casualties were registeredDenmark seen from the air a national portal for aerial photography www.sa.dk

  10. User perspective: What´s in it for me?

  11. User perspective: What´s in it for me? - I want to contribute to something valuable and lasting - I want to help people who have interests similar to mine - I wantrecognition, influence, social activities – and maybe a little gift? - I participate in building a sharedinfrastructure - It is a way to use the cultural heritage institutions www.sa.dk

  12. Crowdsourcing as a business model? - A way to avoid pointless projects? - A road to relevance? - A way of transforming your organisation? http://Minister Crowdsourcing www.sa.dk

  13. A coming crowdsourcing project - The Danish West Indies online - A way giving the West Indies their history back www.sa.dk

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