Ultimately, the goal is to digitize the documents so that these rare primary sources inspire further research in an area of studies that historically lacks materials of this kind.
There's no filter," said Mario M. Einaudi, who is overseeing the library's collaboration with Zooniverse, a research platform, to digitize the documents and put them online at the Decoding the Civil War site.
(In that case other parties in the chain can digitize the document and check the necessary confirmation box to keep things moving along).
Offline samples of handwriting are collected by making individuals write on paper with a typical writing instrument (pen or a pencil) and digitizing the paper documents using a scanner.
Modern photocopiers create digital copies by scanning and digitizing the original document and storing it on RAM in the photocopier.
"We started with a very traditional digitization project — we digitize the way documents are created and the user can create them, give his input in a much more efficient way," explains Verdon.
In the past, this group has spearheaded projects like digitizing the Dead Sea Scrolls, documenting the World Wonders in Street View and 3D, and bringing art museums online via Art Project.
Consequently, an increased tendency to digitize the existing paper documents in the form of books, magazines, newspapers, and notes has also been observed over the last decade.
The group has announced that they are working with Monticello's Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS) to digitize these documents.
To that end, parc staffers help scan and digitize these documents, then provide technologies for indexing, accessing, and viewing the data on a web-based interface.
