A couple of years ago the Library of Congress launched a crowd sourcing job called
The function of the job is to employ the aid of the public to transcribe thousands of main source documents that are housed by and have been scanned by the Library of Congress. Over the years there have been collections of documents from the American Civil War, documents from the American Revolution, governmental documents, files about suffrage, and files about the integration of Major League Baseball.
Walt Whitmans notes and journals..

Anyone can participate in the LOCs Crowd job to transcribe documents in the Walt Whitman collection of journals and notes. Your chosen document will appear on the left side of the screen and a field for composing your transcription appears on the best side of the screen.
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If you see it elsewhere, it has actually been used without consent. Websites that take my (Richard Byrnes) work include CloudComputin and WayBetterSite.

Applications for EducationThe LOCs Crowd project is an excellent opportunity for high school students and some middle school trainees to learn about Walt Whitman while adding to a nationwide task. All of the collections in Crowd do have timelines and some other resources that help to supply context for the documents that require transcription.
The Smithsonian has a similar crowdsourcing task called Smithsonian Digital Volunteers.

The function of the project is to employ the assistance of the public to transcribe thousands of primary source files that are housed by and have actually been scanned by the Library of Congress. Over the years there have been collections of files from the American Civil War, documents from the American Revolution, governmental documents, files about suffrage, and files about the combination of Major League Baseball. Anyone can take part in the LOCs Crowd task to transcribe files in the Walt Whitman collection of notes and diaries.