Progress update, 1 to 7 June 2013
By Tim Causer, on 7 June 2013
Welcome to the progress update for the period 1 to 7 June 2013, during which time further steady progress has been made by TB volunteers. 7,128 words of Bentham text were transcribed this week, plus another 3,050 words of TEI XML. Yesterday was the 181st anniversary of Bentham’s death in 1832, and he would be delighted to see that his works were still of such interest.
5,653 manuscripts have now been transcribed or partially-transcribed, which is an increase of 17 on last week’s total. Of these transcripts, 5,368 (94.9%) have met the required standards and have been locked, up 18 on last week’s total.
The more detailed state of progress is as follows:
- Box 2: 416 manuscripts transcribed of 753 (55%)
- Box 27: 350 of 350 (100%)
- Box 35: 282 of 439 (64%)
- Box 41: 9 of 528 (1%)
- Box 50: 136 of 198 (68%)
- Box 51: 359 of 940 (38%)
- Box 62: 53 of 565 (9%)
- Box 70: 279 of 350 (79%)
- Box 71: 663 of 663 (100%)
- Box 72: 608 of 664 (91%)
- Box 73: 151 of 151 (100%)
- Box 79: 198 of 199 (99%)
- Box 95: 120 of 147 (81%)
- Box 96: 527 of 539 (97%)
- Box 97: 55 of 296 (18%)
- Box 98: 213 of 499 (42%)
- Box 100: 149 of 422 (33%)
- Box 107: 356 of 538 (66%)
- Box 115: 276 of 307 (89%)
- Box 116: 414 of 864 (47%)
- Box 139: 38 of 38 (100%)
- Overall: 59% of the 9,497 manuscripts currently uploaded to the website have been transcribed thus far.
In other TB-related news this week:
- Bentham manuscripts and TB transcripts are now on display in UCL’s Octagon gallery, showcasing the work of volunteer transcribers to the hundreds of people who pass through the gallery each day.
- The first discrete text for the Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham to be transcribed by volunteers has been pieced together.
- University of the Dead, a zombie film, produced by UCL students and featuring a reanimated auto-icon, is now available to watch on YouTube.
Thank you, as ever, to all who have given their time to Transcribe Bentham during the last seven days. It remains greatly appreciated by us all.
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TranscriBentham wrote on 7 June 2013:
Progress update: 5,653 MSS edited, 5,368 (94.9%) complete. 10,178 words transcribed, including TEI. Read more: http://t.co/haZTi2IE8c
This week’s progress update includes transcripts, an exhibition, and zombies: http://t.co/haZTi2IE8c