Austin Fanzine Project

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Austin Fanzine Project
The Austin Fanzine Project started as a relatively straightforward digitization and transcription project intended to improve access to the documents of a recently-historical subculture – the Austin, Texas underground music scene of the 1990s. The project has blossomed into a sandbox for creative experimentation with digital archives and digital humanities methods and tools. To date the project volunteers have digitized fanzines and posted the resulting downloadable files; researched digital archives best practices and crafted project policies; experimented with crowd-sourced transcription and indexing using new open-source software; and explored ways to virtually visualize the connections in real-life communities via maps, e-books, and audio tours. The digitized material has already proved useful for a variety of uses including, most recently, a collaboration with the Early Modern OCR Project. To follow the Austin Fanzine Project’s progress, follow the blog, friend us on Facebook &/or follow us on Twitter. You can help out by transcribing fanzines from home in your spare time!

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Geek Weekly #10

Geek Weekly #10

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32 pages: 90% complete (22% indexed, 100% transcribed, 9% needs review)
Geek Weekly #3

Geek Weekly #3

1, 2 ... 32, 31

32 pages: 93% complete (53% indexed, 100% transcribed, 6% needs review)
Geek Weekly #4

Geek Weekly #4

1, 2 ... 64, 63

64 pages: 95% complete (50% indexed, 100% transcribed, 5% needs review)
Geek Weekly #6

Geek Weekly #6

1, 2 ... 44, 43

44 pages: 93% complete (32% indexed, 100% transcribed, 7% needs review)
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Actors/Actresses, Artists, Bands, Businesses, Dates, Fictional Characters, Movies, Musicians, Organizations, People, Places, Publications, Record Labels, Record Stores, Things, Title, Titles, Venues, Writers