The National Library has developed a bilingual crowdsourcing website where volunteers throughout Wales and beyond can get involved with some of the national collections, while at the same time helping to make these collections more accessible to the public.
The range of tasks available include transcribing text,
tagging photographs, and enriching data. We hope these tasks will offer
meaningful activities that may appeal to:
- people of all ages who
are looking to improve their IT skills;
- people who are unable to
leave their home due to caring responsibilities, mental or physical
challenges;
- anyone who wants to
learn more about the history and culture of Wales.
I can provide a timesheet for individuals who wish to
record their volunteering hours on the website. The National Library is
also able to provide a certificate acknowledging volunteer hours, as and when
requested.
We currently have 2 projects on the website; we are
asking online volunteers to help us as follows:
- 'Photo Books' project -
transcribing titles/info and tagging the content of photos from the
Library's collection of 19th century Photo Albums;
- 'Back to Blaenau
Ffestiniog' project - tagging photos from the 1960s - 80s that are part of
the Gwilym Livingstone Evans collection, capturing the social history of
the period.
Here's a link to the website - https://torf.llyfrgell.cymru/s/llgc/page/Home
Guidelines
on how to complete the tasks can be found on the 'Help' page of the
website. Please note that the tasks can’t be completed on a mobile phone
at present.
Please pass on this message to any of your contacts
who might be interested. Feel free to email or ring me for more
information.
GWYNETH
DAVIES
CYDLYNYDD GWIRFODDOLWYR | VOLUNTEERS'
COORDINATOR
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol
Cymru | The National Library of Wales
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3BU
01970 632991 | gwyneth.davies@llgc.org.uk
| www.llyfrgell.cymru
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