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A diverse community of practitioners engaged in making source materials accessible, discoverable, or (re)imaginable. Visit: https://elaboratories.org/
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Mar 17
🚀 Welcome to eLaboratories! 🚀
Follow us for insights, resources, and behind-the-scenes looks at the world of documentary editing & recovery! 📜✨
📌 What do you want to learn about the fields of documentary editing and recovery? #DigitalHumanities #eLaboratories #DocumentaryEditing
eLabs is here to foster a diverse community of practitioners engaged in making historical source materials accessible, discoverable, or (re)imaginable.
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Sep 22
The Center for Digital Editing was recently featured in a new article! ✨
Check it out to learn more about how their work in documentary editing & recovery is expanding: as.virginia.edu/news/center-...
#DigitalHumanities #elabsCDE #UVA
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Sep 5
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Sep 4
At eLaboratories, our mission is simple: empower editors, educators, & researchers in documentary editing & recovery. 💪
#missionDriven #documentaryediting #eLabs
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Sep 3
Have a resource in mind that could help editors & scholars? 💡 Suggest it through our resource form! We’d love your input.
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#Communitydriven #editingresources #eLabs
Suggest a Resource
Is there a grant, educational opportunity, related community, or glossary term that you recommend we add to our resources? Or is there a resource we’re missing altogether? Suggest it!
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Sep 2
Got questions about documentary editing & recovery? 📖 Our new FAQ page has the answers you need. Explore it here: elaboratories.org/about/elabs-...
#FAQ #StayConnected #eLabs
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Aug 14
From dusty archives to digital editions—our work turns whispers of history into voices you can hear today. 🎙📜 #DocumentaryEditing #HistoryMatters #eLabs
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Aug 12
Preserving history isn’t just about the past—it’s about the future we’re building together. 🌍🖋 Explore our editions & be part of the work. #eLabs #PreserveThePast #HistoryInTheMaking
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Aug 10
Behind every recovered document is a story history tried to erase. At eLabs, we make sure it’s heard loud & clear. Join us in keeping memory alive! 🔍📖 #DocumentaryEditing #RecoverHistory #eLabs
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Aug 9
At eLabs, we bring forgotten voices back to life through documentary editing & recovery. Every edition is a chance to preserve truth and connect communities. 📜✨ #HistoryMatters #PreserveThePast #eLabs
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Aug 8
AI can process texts—humans give them meaning. At eLabs, we are always looking to expand our resources and knowledge.
Check out: "Data Processing with AI for Cultural Heritage Discovery" www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ij8...
#FromthePage #eLabs #AI
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Aug 7
Want to learn digital editing & recovery work? Sign up for a free and virtual course and join the eLabs community!
🔗 elaboratories.org/all-courses/
#HumanitiesJobs #EditingHistory #eLabs
Courses
Request a CourseIs there a specific course you are looking for that you don’t see included in our offerings? Request it! Propose a CourseIs there a tool, topic, or practice that you want to teach
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Aug 6
At eLabs, we're sharing a behind-the-scenes look at how we preserve, recover, and share voices that history tried to silence.
🛠️ From transcription to TEI markup, each step is a labor of love.
➡️ Check it out: elaboratories.org/projects/
#DigitalHumanities #RecoveryWork #eLabs
Projects – eLaboratories
Projects in the eLaboratories community. Discover new websites set up to unlock parts of history....
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Aug 5
🗂️ Word of the Day: Cataloging
At eLaboratories, we describe and organize source materials—making them easier to find, use, and connect across archives, editions, and library systems. 💬✍️
Check out more: elaboratories.org/project-guid...
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Topics!!!
We have created 13 topic pages that make it easy to find content about a specific element related to the practices of editing, recovery, and other related research activities. These topic pages…
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Aug 4
Word of the Day: Annotation, enhances the discoverability and accessibility of source materials through descriptive, contextual, or referential content.
Learn more topics with eLabs : elaboratories.org/project-guid...
#WordOfTheDay #AnnotationMatters #DigitalHumanities #eLabs
Annotation
The use of descriptive, contextual, referential, or illustrative content or structure that supports the discoverability and accessibility of source materials. Annotation may take many forms (footnotes, source notes, metadata, glossaries, essays, indexes, keywords, images, maps, and more) and multiple forms of annotation may be used by a project.
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Aug 3
🤝 We want to hear from you!
Have ideas, questions, or comments that align with making historical source materials accessible, discoverable, or (re)imaginable.
Let’s connect — elaboratories.org/community/jo...
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Join Our eLabs Slack Workspace
We’re excited to welcome you to the eLaboratories Slack workspace—a space that fosters a diverse community of practitioners engaged in making historical source materials accessible, discoverable, or (re)imaginable.
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Aug 2
Spotlight on the "Dickens Search" Project!
Explore a searchable database of Charles Dickens’s works, built from first editions by scholars. dickenssearch.com
🔍 Discover more projects on our site! elaboratories.org/projects/
#PublicHumanities #DigitalProjects #eLabs
Projects – eLaboratories
Projects in the eLaboratories community.
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Aug 1
Ready to sharpen your editorial skills?
Registration is now open for "Finding Documents" Guided by Cathy Moran Hajo!
Develop a plan for locating additional documents to add to your comprehensive or selected edition.
🔗 Sign up: elaboratories.org/courses/find...
#eLabs #Archives #HumanitiesEducation
Finding Documents
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Jul 31
Join @recoveryhubaww.bsky.social for "Recovery Hub Tech Hours: Project Management for Digital Humanities Projects", happening on August 6, 12:00 pm CDT
Explore ideas on how to bring digital project—either of your own or others’—into the classroom. #OnlineEvent #DigitalArchives #eLabs
Register here:
Recovery Hub Tech Hours: Project Management for Digital Humanities Projects
At their August workshop—to be held on August 6, 12:00 to 1:00 PM (Central Daylight Time)—the Recovery Hub will discuss some ideas on how to bring digital project—either of your own or others’—into…
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Jul 30
📣 New on the blog: "From Fragmented Records to Collective Memory: Centering Black Women Organizer’s Archives in History"
Dive into Maria Kathleen Villanueva key insights from the Black Women’s Organizing Archive (BWOA) presentation at eLaboratories.
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From Fragmented Records to Collective Memory: Centering Black Women Organizer’s Archives in History
The Black Women's Organizing Archive (BWOA) showcased its innovative, participatory approach to repositioning Black women's contributions and redefining historical archives during a presentation at…
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Jul 23
Connect. Collaborate. Contribute. Join our Practitioners & Projects pages to meet others in the documentary editing & recovery community doing the work with you!
visit : elaboratories.org/register/
#eLabsCommunity #editingtogether
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Jul 11
In case you missed it: "Using Omeka Classic for Preparing and Publishing a Digital Edition"
Watch/listen/read here → elaboratories.org/event/using-...
#EditingMatters #eLaboratories #PublicScholarship
Using Omeka Classic for Preparing and Publishing a Digital Edition
Cathy Moran Hajo discusses the benefits of using Omeka Classic for preparing, managing, and publishing her digital edition.
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Jul 10
This week we’re diving into "Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project"
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CWRGM is making over 20,000 Civil War–era Mississippi governor records freely available online through digitization, transcription, and annotation.
#RecoveryWork #eLabs
Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project
The Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project (CWRGM) is digitizing, transcribing, and annotating over 20,000 valuable records from Mississippi’s governors’ offices and making them…
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Jul 9
🚨 Event approaching: TEI Summer Sessions: A Series on Justice-Oriented Critical Editing (July 23, 2025 10:00 am – 2:00 pm )
Don’t forget to register or share with someone who should join us!
🔗 elaboratories.org/event/tei-su...
#CommunityEngagement #eLaboratories #DigitalHumanities
TEI Summer Sessions: A Series on Justice-Oriented Critical Editing
Have you ever considered creating a digital edition? Do you want to learn more about how TEI-XML can be used for digital humanities research? Do you want to practice editing-as-analysis with onsite…
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Jul 8
Meet the team behind the scenes! Today we're spotlighting Anneliese and their work developing and maintaining the eLaboratories website to support access to our editing & recovery projects.
#DigitalHumanities #MeetTheTeam #eLaboratories
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elaboratories_at_uva @elaboratories.bsky.social · Jul 7
Big things are happening at @recoveryhubaww.bsky.social ! This week, we’re highlighting "Recovery Hub Tech Hours: Project Management for Digital Humanities Projects" — and you won’t want to miss it.
Learn more at : elaboratories.org/events/
#DigitalHumanities #EditingRecovery #eLabs
Events as of July - August of 2025!
Sign up before spots fill up!
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