Progress update, 26 July to 1 August

Welcome along to the progress update for the period 26 July to 1 August 2014, during which time further terrific progress has been made by Transcribe Bentham volunteers as they make inroads into the next 10,000 transcripts.

10,195 manuscripts have now been transcribed or partially-transcribed, which is an increase of 116 on this time last week. Of these transcripts, 9,375 (92%) have been checked and subsequently approved by TB staff.

The more detailed state of progress is as follows:

Box	No. of manuscripts worked on	No. of manuscripts in box	Completion
Box 1	177	794	22%
Box 2	465	753	61%
Box 5	169	290	58%
Box 15	61	914	7%
Box 18	2	192	1%
Box 27	350	350	100%
Box 29	15	122	12%
Box 30	0	193	0%
Box 31	14	302	4%
Box 34	34	398	8%
Box 35	286	439	65%
Box 36	27	418	6%
Box 37	23	487	4%
Box 38	53	424	12%
Box 39	8	282	2%
Box 41	80	528	13%
Box 42	71	910	7%
Box 44	52	201	25%
Box 50	159	198	79%
Box 51	373	940	39%
Box 57	16	420	3%
Box 62	55	565	9%
Box 63	8	345	2%
Box 70	298	350	85%
Box 71	663	663	100%
Box 72	613	664	92%
Box 73	151	151	100%
Box 79	199	199	100%
Box 95	123	147	83%
Box 96	534	539	99%
Box 97	115	296	38%
Box 98	219	499	43%
Box 100	190	422	42%
Box 107	493	538	91%
Box 115	276	307	89%
Box 116	499	864	57%
Box 117	345	853	40%
Box 118	224	880	25%
Box 119	364	990	36%
Box 121	130	526	23%
Box 122	296	717	40%
Box 139	40	40	100%
Box 150	201	972	20%
Box 169	180	728	24%
Add MSS 537	599	744	80%
Add MSS 538	407	858	47%
Add MSS 539	402	948	42%
Add MSS 541	136	1258	10%
Overall	10,195	25,667	39%

The rate of transcription continues to amaze us!

Elsewhere, Donelle McKinley, a PhD student in the School of Information Management at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, is researching the theory and practice of crowdsourcing in the cultural heritage domain. As part of her study, she is conducting a brief, online questionnaire, and would particularly welcome the contributions and expertise of TB volunteers. By taking part in the survey, your will help to make a valuable crowdsourcing research and practice.

Thank you, as ever, to everyone who contributed to Transcribe Bentham during the last week. It remains as greatly appreciated as ever.