Scripto is a lightweight, open source tool that allows users to contribute transcriptions to online documentary projects.  The tool will include a versioning history and full set of editorial controls, so that project staff can manage public contributions.

Scripto is not a CMS. Scripto is not a GUI. Scripto is a PHP library powered by wiki technology that developers can use to integrate a custom transcription GUI into an existing CMS. You provide the CMS and GUI; Scripto provides the engine for crowdsourcing the transcription of your content.

The design and development of the tool is being supported by grant funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office Digital Humanities, and the National Historical Publication and Records Commission.

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