1. DIY History
DLF Forum
Denver 2012

2. Identify tools
Scripto - a free, open source tool for enabling
community transcriptions of document and
multimedia files.
works with different CMS
Drupal

3. Identify tools
Scripto - a free, open source tool for enabling
community transcriptions of document and
multimedia files.
works with different CMS
Drupal
Wordpress

4. Identify tools
Scripto - a free, open source tool for enabling
community transcriptions of document and
multimedia files.
works with different CMS
Drupal
Wordpress
Omeka

5. Transcription Platform Migration
June 12, 2012
Objective - Migrate current transcription
project to Scripto/Omeka platform to enhance
functionality and streamline processing
workflows.

6. Transcription Platform Migration
June 12, 2012
Objective - Migrate current transcription
project to Scripto/Omeka platform to enhance
functionality and streamline processing
workflows.
• Preserve functionality of existing system

7. Transcription Platform Migration
June 12, 2012
Objective - Migrate current transcription
project to Scripto/Omeka platform to enhance
functionality and streamline processing
workflows.
• Preserve functionality of existing system
• "deputize" users

8. Transcription Platform Migration
June 12, 2012
Objective - Migrate current transcription
project to Scripto/Omeka platform to enhance
functionality and streamline processing
workflows.
• Preserve functionality of existing system
• "deputize" users
• data ingest/export with CONTENTdm

9. Setup/Installation
standard LAMP web server
SUSE Enterprise 11
Apache2
MySQL 5+
PHP 5.3+
enable mod_rewrite, install php packages,
install latest version of ImageMagick

10. Setup/Installation
Create two databases, one for omeka and one
for mediawiki/scripto
Scripto Plugin
Mediawiki
create blank Omeka theme

12. Challenges
Tracking and computing progress bars and
item status

13. Challenges
export collections from CONTENTdm and
import into transcription system
CsvImport Omeka plugin
http://omeka.org/codex/Plugins/CsvImport
pycdm
https://github.com/saverkamp/pycdm

14. Challenges
transcription index interface
rcarousel, jQuery UI

15. TODO
• truly separate our functionality from Omeka
core
• better progress bars
• documentation
• streamline data export to CDM
• whatever Jen wants