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Citizen Archivist Opportunities at the National Archives

Dina Herbert
May 10, 2016
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Introduction
2m 37s
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Citizen Scanning Project
11m 20s
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Transcription and Tagging
20m 18s
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Wikipedia Partnership
2m 36s
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History Hub
1m 59s
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Help Innovate
3m 40s

About this webinar

Learn about the Citizen Archivist opportunities at the National Archives and Records Administration and how it can help you in your genealogical research. We'll talk about transcription, tagging, and citizen digitization projects on the horizon and why they are important. Best of all, you'll learn how you can help with our records, learn how to unlock your history, and help others find theirs.

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Dina Herbert
Dina Herbert is the Coordinator for the Innovation Hub at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. She was previously the librarian for the Iraqi Jewish Archive project at the National Archives and has held positions at
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