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Transcripts for documents and images [Tiers 2-3]

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You can add transcripts to documents or images of text to make available for users to view, search, and download via the PDF document viewer or International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) viewer on JSTOR.

Downloadable and searchable transcript displayed in PDF viewer alongside handwritten letter on JSTOR

Adding transcripts to documents or images of text

To upload a transcript or replace an existing transcript:

  1. In your project, double-click an item to edit it or select an item and select Edit.
  2. Select the Transcript tab after Item details.
  3. Select the Upload a transcript button after Add a transcript manually.
    • Alternatively, choose Start with a blank transcript to create an empty transcript with page breaks that you can edit directly in Stewardship.
    • To replace a transcript for items with an existing transcript, open the three-dot More actions menu and select Upload new transcript.
  4. Select Upload file and choose your TXT (.txt) or RTF (.rtf) file.
  5. Select the Upload button.

Editing transcripts

Edit transcript button and transcript editor in Transcript tab

You can edit your transcripts in JSTOR Stewardship by selecting the Edit button under the Transcript tab on the item page. Select the Save changes button to save your edits.

The transcript editor supports the following:

  • Unicode (UTF-8) characters
  • Bold, italics, underline, and strikethrough text formatting
  • Page break reordering (drag-and-drop or keyboard controls)

Downloading transcripts

Download transcript menu option in Transcript tab on individual item page

You can download the transcript for an individual item in RTF or TXT format using the Download button in the Transcript tab on the item page. The downloaded transcript can then be edited and re-uploaded, if desired.

Download transcripts option in Download menu in project view

To download transcripts for one or more items in bulk:

  1. In your project, select one or more items.
    • At this time, downloading transcripts in bulk is limited to 250 items per export.
  2. Open the Download menu and select Download transcripts.
    • If this option is disabled, make sure you don't have more than 250 items selected or that the Select all... link is not selected.
  3. Optionally, Select a file format for your transcripts: TXT (default) or RTF.
  4. Select Send download link to finish.

A link to a ZIP file containing one transcript for each selected item (if available) will be emailed to you. Transcript filenames will match the filenames of the associated media files.

Note: At this time, the ability to download transcripts is limited to document (text) and image items only. Transcripts for audio and video content will not be included.

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