Crowdsourcing Texts of Many Dimensions: This
paper analyses the theoretical and practical implications of crowdsourcing two
different kinds of text: transcriptions and annotations. Two projects that
adopt the model for these respective purposes are Transcribe Bentham and Ossian
Online. They exhibit differing motivations for choosing this model, and aim
to crowdsource tasks whose requirements and biases place particular demands and
restrictions on participants. As a consequence, the accuracy of the term crowdsource must be questioned for more
subjective tasks that require the generation of original intellectual content. Collaboration
plays a central, though differently focused, role in both forms of
crowdsourcing, and investment in infrastructure and in the engagement of a
community of volunteers is a constant imperative in this type of endeavour.

Justin Tonra

Crowdsourcing Texts of Many Dimensions: This paper analyses the theoretical and practical implications of crowdsourcing two different kinds of text: transcriptions and annotations. Two projects that adopt the model for these respective purposes are Transcribe Bentham and Ossian Online. They exhibit differing motivations for choosing this model, and aim to crowdsource tasks whose requirements and biases place particular demands and restrictions on participants. As a consequence, the accuracy of the term crowdsource must be questioned for more subjective tasks that require the generation of original intellectual content. Collaboration plays a central, though differently focused, role in both forms of crowdsourcing, and investment in infrastructure and in the engagement of a community of volunteers is a constant imperative in this type of endeavour.

Justin Tonra

English

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Original language	English (Ireland)
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Event	DH2015: Annual Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations. 2015 - Duration: 29 Jun 2015 → …

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Conference	DH2015: Annual Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations. 2015
Period	29/06/15 → …

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Tonra, J. (2015). Crowdsourcing Texts of Many Dimensions: This paper analyses the theoretical and practical implications of crowdsourcing two different kinds of text: transcriptions and annotations. Two projects that adopt the model for these respective purposes are Transcribe Bentham and Ossian Online. They exhibit differing motivations for choosing this model, and aim to crowdsource tasks whose requirements and biases place particular demands and restrictions on participants. As a consequence, the accuracy of the term crowdsource must be questioned for more subjective tasks that require the generation of original intellectual content. Collaboration plays a central, though differently focused, role in both forms of crowdsourcing, and investment in infrastructure and in the engagement of a community of volunteers is a constant imperative in this type of endeavour. . Paper presented at DH2015: Annual Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations. 2015.

Tonra, Justin. / Crowdsourcing Texts of Many Dimensions : This paper analyses the theoretical and practical implications of crowdsourcing two different kinds of text: transcriptions and annotations. Two projects that adopt the model for these respective purposes are Transcribe Bentham and Ossian Online. They exhibit differing motivations for choosing this model, and aim to crowdsource tasks whose requirements and biases place particular demands and restrictions on participants. As a consequence, the accuracy of the term crowdsource must be questioned for more subjective tasks that require the generation of original intellectual content. Collaboration plays a central, though differently focused, role in both forms of crowdsourcing, and investment in infrastructure and in the engagement of a community of volunteers is a constant imperative in this type of endeavour. Paper presented at DH2015: Annual Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations. 2015.

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2015. Paper presented at DH2015: Annual Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations. 2015.

Research output: Contribution to conference (Published) › International Refereed Conference Paper

Tonra J. Crowdsourcing Texts of Many Dimensions: This paper analyses the theoretical and practical implications of crowdsourcing two different kinds of text: transcriptions and annotations. Two projects that adopt the model for these respective purposes are Transcribe Bentham and Ossian Online. They exhibit differing motivations for choosing this model, and aim to crowdsource tasks whose requirements and biases place particular demands and restrictions on participants. As a consequence, the accuracy of the term crowdsource must be questioned for more subjective tasks that require the generation of original intellectual content. Collaboration plays a central, though differently focused, role in both forms of crowdsourcing, and investment in infrastructure and in the engagement of a community of volunteers is a constant imperative in this type of endeavour. . 2015. Paper presented at DH2015: Annual Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations. 2015.