Smithsonian Digital Volunteers

Smithsonian Digital Volunteers is a program by the Smithsonian Institution encouraging people to assist in digitizing historical materials from its extensive collections. The Smithsonian Transcription Center (TC), initiated in 2013, is the institution's primary digital volunteering and crowdsourcing platform. This platform links inquisitive learners globally with digitized collections from the Smithsonian, allowing individuals worldwide to come together online and play a part in preserving and disseminating our cultural history.

The main goal of Smithsonian Digital Volunteers is to turn various historical things, like old papers and pictures, into digital versions. Volunteers can pick projects based on what they like and are good at, like typing out handwritten documents or adding labels to images. The online platform is easy to use, so you can join in, see how much you've done, and help digitize stuff without leaving your home.

This program is open to everyone, no matter what you know or how skilled you are. It also teaches volunteers what they're working on and why they're essential. By participating in Smithsonian Digital Volunteers, you become part of a group working together to save and share our history on a big scale.

Apart from saving historical things, the digital versions created by volunteers help researchers at the Smithsonian Institution. These digital materials become helpful for teachers, researchers, and anyone interested in learning more about history. If you want to be part of it or learn more, visit the Smithsonian's official website or the unique platform for Smithsonian Digital Volunteers.

Website: https://transcription.si.edu/