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Re: Transcribing forms

National Archives Catalog — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:10:56 GMT

Thank you for your question. Just as you mentioned, the goal of our transcription project is for searchability within the National Archives Catalog - so formatting is not critical.

I suggest you transcribe in whichever way is easier for you. Both being equal, think about which is easier for a user to read if they happen to look at the transcription. For me, the second example would be easier to read.

I hope this helps.

Suzanne

Community Manager, National Archives Catalog

Transcribing forms

John Chesnut — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 01:09:39 GMT

In reading about transcribing forms on the training page, there seems to be little concern about formatting, most pertinent is getting the information in digital form. I was wondering if I should run Form question and answers horizontally to compress space, or if each question should have it's own line, i.e.:

FORM QUESTION #1 : Answer FORM QUESTION #2 Answer FORM QUESTION #3: Answer

FORM QUESTION #1: Answer

FORM QUESTION #2: Answer

FORM QUESTION #3: Answer

Could you tell me which would be preferred?

Thank you,