I am in the middle of transcribing papers related to a court case involving one of my ancestors. Below is a set of guidelines I'm working to internalize as I work. Many of them revolve around maintaining the context and appearance of the original document.
Guidelines
- Copy what you see exactly as it appears. Do not edit the text. If a comment is needed, place them in square brackets.
- Use square brackets to show alterations or edits to the text.
- Retain the original punctuation and capitalization.
- Retain the original line breaks.
- Always include a full source citation on each page of the transcription.
- Take a break, especially when puzzling over a particularly strange or illegible portion of the text.
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