Volunteers needed to help with digitisation of unit war diaries

Volunteers needed to assistance with digitisation of unit war diaries

03 June 2014

Following the online relinquish of almost 10,000 unit enmity diaries earlier this year, we are after this conserving, sorting, digitising and itemising thousands greater degree diaries from the WO 95 concatenation as part of our First World War 100 order of exercise - and we need your help.

What's involved

An grave part of the digitisation of the unit war diaries involves ensuring that the pages inside of the diaries are in the free from error order, and in some cases within the correct diary. A team of volunteers helped us clean this work during the first digitisation draw, and we're looking for greater quantity volunteers to help us sort and rebuff the new batch.

Ideally we lack volunteers who can come in to The National Archives towards at least one day a two weeks to help us with this shoot forward, which will run between now (June) and September 2014. You put on't need to have volunteered through us before, but it would have ing helpful if you've handled primitive documents and have an interest in the First World War. We'll cater the training that you need to take function in the project, as well like the security clearance that you'll require to access staff areas of the structure. We can also reimburse travel expenses (up to &levigate;10 per day).

If you're interested, please complete our online form - we'll exist in touch soon.

This digitisation scheme also means that some diaries demise be unavailable in the reading rooms as being a short period of time in the nearest few months - find out more forward our unit war diaries page.

A various type of volunteering

If you're self-seeking in getting involved but can't come by to Kew, why not take constituent in Operation War Diary? This crowdsourcing 'townsman history' project needs your help to tack the data within thousands of unit war diaries. You don't destitution any experience or knowledge of the diaries to take charge, as a simple online tutorial command help you get started. Visit the place and start tagging now.