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Online lecture 3: The creation of cause-of-death databases
April 4 @ 14:00 - 16:00
Lecturers: Prof. Angelique Janssens (Radboud University) and Prof. Isabelle Devos (University of Ghent)
Content: Automated transcription of cause-of-death records can be impractical for many researchers due to unscanned or improperly formatted sources, complex layouts, and varied handwriting. This lecture demonstrates how we leveraged crowdsourcing to develop comprehensive cause-of-death databases for the cities of Antwerp and Amsterdam.
Objectives: to highlight both the advantages and challenges of using crowdsourcing to compile cause-of-death databases. We present practical tactics and tools to maintain volunteer engagement and ensure their continued participation.
Recommended reading:
Cornelis W. Van Galen (2019). Creating an audience: Experiences from the Surinamese slave registers crowdsourcing project, Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 178-194. https://doi.org/10.1080/01615440.2019.1590268
Scivil Citizen Science (2019). Communication in Citizen Science A practical guide to communication and engagement in citizen science. https://www.scivil.be/sites/default/files/paragraph/files/2020-01/Scivil%20Communication%20Guide.pdf