NHMU Digital Transcription
Digitizing Collections?
The Natural History Museum of Utah’s collections represent an ever-growing library of natural life in the great basin region. Since 2015, NHMU has been working to digitize collections — photographing them for sharing in online databases — making these invaluable resources available online.
What is Digital Transcription?
Once items are digitized, their printed records (things like labels, notes, etc.) need to be transcribed by humans, to complete the transition to digital resources. Our Digital Transcription project invites the global community — that's you! — to transcribe these historical records.
How You Can Get Involved
Volunteers are needed to transcribe the handwritten field notes in our DIGIVOL Expeditions. This is a fascinating opportunity for any history buff, budding biologist, or friend of the Museum to get a glimpse into the daily life of scientists working in Utah from the 1860’s to now.
Get started today by visiting NHMU’s DIGIVOL institute page, pick an expedition, and read the tutorial. You’ll be prompted to create an account with Atlas of Living Australia, which is required to access transcription resources. If all expeditions are 100% transcribed, check back later as more will be added on a regular basis.
Active Expeditions:
Invertebrates
Explore and transcribe records of marvelous moths and beautiful butterflies.
Completed Expeditions
Explore complete digitized collections, including transcriptions done by the public!
