The Sound of the Crowd
What’s the score at the Bodleian?
David Tomkins
Bodleian Digital Library (BDLSS)
david.tomkins@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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" Coro i ___“
" quaffed fill ntie boy as deep as deep a draught
as"
" fill me bofy fill me boy as deep as deep a draught
as“
" I fill me boy fill me boy as deep as deep a draught
as"
" fill me boy fill me, boy as deep as deep a draught
as“
" V -—^ ^______ ^--^ p Principals“
" fE3^i,nfrJ'iJ, rr riy - 11 r"
" e'er was fillci as eer was quaff'd, But let the“
" e'er was fill d as e'er was quaffd, Rut let the“
" $ f""3 J^rr ifVi'i , « -1"
" e'er was fill'd as eer was quaff'd,“
" g^^=b) 1 l-M—J !¦! - ll'J'l“
" eJer was filVd as e'er was quaff'd, But let the“
" .565"
Tabs required for music scores:
Tab 1: Creator
Tab 2: Title
Tab 3: Front cover
Tab 4: Illustrator
Tab 5: Publication
Tab 6: Back cover
Tab 7: Additional transcription
Tab 8: Genre
Tab 9: Predominant key
Tab 10: Predominant tempo
Tab 11: First line of lyrics
aggregate / review / edit
Contributors
Community
Audience
data collection
data delivery
(Zooniverse)
(Bodleian)
http://whats-the-score.org
http://scores.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/
So far, so… good? bad?
Progress (3 years):
•Ca. 95% (40K+) pages transcribed to date
•50% of pages transcribed often enough to be accepted
•Review in summer 2015…
Lessons learned:
•Complexity vs simplicity
•Score-level rather than page-level
Recordings:
•Our super-user
What’s the score at the Bodleian?
Crowd-sourcing site: http://whats-the-score.org/
Delivery site: http://scores.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/
Blog:
http://whatsthescoreatthebodleian.wordpress.com/
Twitter: @whatscore
Email: david.tomkins@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

The sound of the Crowd: David Tomkins, Bodleian Digital Library

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    The Sound ofthe Crowd What’s the score at the Bodleian? David Tomkins Bodleian Digital Library (BDLSS) david.tomkins@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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    2 " Coro i___“ " quaffed fill ntie boy as deep as deep a draught as" " fill me bofy fill me boy as deep as deep a draught as“ " I fill me boy fill me boy as deep as deep a draught as" " fill me boy fill me, boy as deep as deep a draught as“ " V -—^ ^______ ^--^ p Principals“ " fE3^i,nfrJ'iJ, rr riy - 11 r" " e'er was fillci as eer was quaff'd, But let the“ " e'er was fill d as e'er was quaffd, Rut let the“ " $ f""3 J^rr ifVi'i , « -1" " e'er was fill'd as eer was quaff'd,“ " g^^=b) 1 l-M—J !¦! - ll'J'l“ " eJer was filVd as e'er was quaff'd, But let the“ " .565"
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    Tabs required formusic scores: Tab 1: Creator Tab 2: Title Tab 3: Front cover Tab 4: Illustrator Tab 5: Publication Tab 6: Back cover Tab 7: Additional transcription Tab 8: Genre Tab 9: Predominant key Tab 10: Predominant tempo Tab 11: First line of lyrics
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    aggregate / review/ edit Contributors Community Audience data collection data delivery (Zooniverse) (Bodleian)
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    So far, so…good? bad? Progress (3 years): •Ca. 95% (40K+) pages transcribed to date •50% of pages transcribed often enough to be accepted •Review in summer 2015… Lessons learned: •Complexity vs simplicity •Score-level rather than page-level Recordings: •Our super-user
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    What’s the scoreat the Bodleian? Crowd-sourcing site: http://whats-the-score.org/ Delivery site: http://scores.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ Blog: http://whatsthescoreatthebodleian.wordpress.com/ Twitter: @whatscore Email: david.tomkins@bodleian.ox.ac.uk