Transcribe Bentham

Welcome to the 10 May edition of the Transcribe Bentham progress update, which details the transcription work carried out by our volunteer transcribers over the past 7 days. During this time 2,690 words have been transcribed, along with 1,009 words of TEI markup.

5,565 manuscripts have now been transcribed or partially-transcribed, which is an increase of 16 on last week’s total. Of these transcripts, 5,280 (94%) are complete and locked. A completion rate of 95% still eludes us – maybe next week!

The more detailed state of progress is as follows

• Box 2: 409 manuscripts transcribed of 753 (54%)
• Box 27: 350 of 350 (100%)
• Box 35: 281 of 439 (64%)
• Box 41: 4 of 528 (1%)
• Box 50: 135 of 198 (67%)
• Box 51: 359 of 940 (38%)
• Box 62: 53 of 565 (9%)
• Box 70: 261 of 350 (74%)
• 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: 526 of 539 (97%)
• Box 97: 54 of 296 (18%)
• Box 98: 213 of 499 (42%)
• Box 100: 149 of 422 (33%)
• Box 107: 321 of 538 (59%)
• Box 115: 275 of 307 (89%)
• Box 116: 397 of 864 (45%)
• Box 139: 38 of 38 (100%)
• Overall: 58% of the 9,497 manuscripts currently uploaded to the website have been transcribed thus far.

A quick reminder that Box 41, containing material pertaining to Bentham’s massive, unfinished Constitutional Code, is now ready and waiting to be transcribed.

A few of our boxes are teetering on the brink of completion, and we would be very grateful if anyone might consider finishing off boxes 96 or 115! A full list of untranscribed manuscripts is available here.

As always, many thanks to everyone who has contributed to Transcribe Bentham over the last seven days. Your work is invaluable to us at the Bentham Project and very much appreciated.

Welcome along to the progress update for the period 20 to 26 April 2013, during which time further steady progress has been made by TB volunteers: 8,556 words have been transcribed during the past seven days (including TEI XML).

5,524 manuscripts have now been transcribed or partially-transcribed, which is an increase of 28 on last week’s total. Of these transcripts, 5,238 are now complete and locked, up by 25 on this time last week.

The more detailed state of progress is as follows

• Box 2: 402 manuscripts transcribed of 753 (53%)
• Box 27: 350 of 350 (100%)
• Box 35: 280 of 439 (63%)
• Box 50: 135 of 198 (67%)
• Box 51: 358 of 940 (38%)
• Box 62: 53 of 565 (9%)
• Box 70: 259 of 350 (74%)
• 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: 526 of 539 (97%)
• Box 97: 54 of 296 (18%)
• Box 98: 213 of 499 (42%)
• Box 100: 149 of 422 (33%)
• Box 107: 299 of 538 (55%)
• Box 115: 275 of 307 (89%)
• Box 116: 393 of 864 (45%)
• Box 139: 38 of 38 (100%)
• Overall: 61% of the 8,925 manuscripts currently uploaded to the website have been transcribed thus far.

We are, as always, extremely grateful to everyone who has contributed to Transcribe Bentham during the last week. It is greatly appreciated by us all.

Welcome to the progress update for the period 13 to 19 April. Over the past seven days, our TB volunteers have transcribed 18,661 words, including TEI mark-up. A special mention must go to our user JFoxe, who alone has transcribed 8,084 words, a truly superb effort!

Box 107 remained a popular choice with our transcribers, which is now over 50% complete. Discoveries within this box include Bentham the engineer, with material being transcribed on bridge-building and ‘reservoir power’. We also found Bentham drafting a proposal for a new publication, which was to be called The Universalist.

5,496 manuscripts have now been transcribed or partially-transcribed, which is an increase of 96 on last week’s total. Of these transcripts, 5,213 are now complete and have been locked, which is up by 62 on this time last week.

The more detailed state of progress is as follows:

• Box 2: 402 manuscripts transcribed of 753 (53%)
• Box 27: 350 of 350 (100%)
• Box 35: 279 of 439 (63%)
• Box 50: 135 of 198 (67%)
• Box 51: 358 of 940 (38%)
• Box 62: 53 of 565 (9%)
• Box 70: 259 of 350 (74%)
• 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: 526 of 539 (97%)
• Box 97: 54 of 296 (18%)
• Box 98: 213 of 499 (42%)
• Box 100: 149 of 422 (33%)
• Box 107: 281 of 538 (52%)
• Box 115: 275 of 307 (89%)
• Box 116: 387 of 864 (44%)
• Box 139: 38 of 38 (100%)
• Overall: 61% of the 8,925 manuscripts currently uploaded to the website have been transcribed thus far.

Once again, our most sincere thanks go to all of our volunteer transcribers, and for their contributions to TB‘s ongoing success.

Welcome to the progress update for the period 6 to 12 April, during which time superb progress has been made by TB volunteers: 19,423 words, including TEI mark-up, have been transcribed during the past seven days.

5,440 manuscripts have now been transcribed or partially-transcribed, which is an increase of 74 on last week’s total. Of these transcripts, 5,151 (94%) are now complete and have been locked, which is up by 60 on this time last week.

The more detailed state of progress is as follows:

• Box 2: 400 manuscripts transcribed of 753 (52%)
• Box 27: 350 of 350 (100%)
• Box 35: 279 of 439 (63%)
• Box 50: 135 of 198 (67%)
• Box 51: 358 of 940 (38%)
• Box 62: 53 of 565 (9%)
• Box 70: 258 of 350 (73%)
• 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: 526 of 539 (97%)
• Box 97: 54 of 296 (18%)
• Box 98: 213 of 499 (42%)
• Box 100: 148 of 422 (33%)
• Box 107: 234 of 538 (43%)
• Box 115: 275 of 307 (89%)
• Box 116: 379 of 864 (43%)
• Box 139: 38 of 38 (100%)
• Overall: 60% of the 8,925 manuscripts currently uploaded to the website have been transcribed thus far.

We are, as ever, greatly appreciative of all of the work of TB‘s volunteer transcribers during the past seven days, and for their contributions to TB‘s ongoing success.

UCL closes for its Easter break at 5pm on Wednesday 27 March, and will re-open on Wednesday 3 April. During this period, the Transcription Desk will remain fully available, as usual, though it will be largely unstaffed during this period.

Any submissions received after 28 March may not be checked until UCL re-opens, and normal service is resumed; we apologise in advance for any inconvenience which this may cause. The next progress update will be issued on Friday 5 April.

In the meantime, thank you to everyone who has contributed to Transcribe Bentham, our Facebook and Twitter followers, and readers of the project blog for their support, efforts and interest. We hope that you all have a good break, and will see you very soon.