[AI Summary]: This collaborative paper from the Transkribus community offers practical guidance for transitioning from research proposals to effective project management in Automatic Text Recognition (ATR) projects for cultural heritage text collections. Drawing from insights shared at the Transkribus User Conference 2024, the guide emphasizes meticulous planning, realistic budgeting, and efficient team coordination, covering essential aspects including workflow documentation, data management plans, high-quality training data preparation, and crowdsourcing strategies. The authors stress the importance of clear objectives, ethical considerations including FAIR/CARE principles, and practical outcomes while providing a comprehensive roadmap for digitization, transcription scheme development, and team formation for researchers and GLAM professionals working with historical documents.
- Authors: C. Annemieke Romein, Süphan Kırmızıaltın, Ronny Reshef, Christa Schneider, Giorgia Agostini, Ash Charlton, Melissa Terras, Joseph Nockels, and others
- Year: 2025
- Journal: International Journal of Digital Humanities
- Open Access: Yes