Overview

This article introduces “Scripto,” an Omeka S module that enables transcription and translation of media (images, etc.) registered in Omeka S.

https://omeka.org/s/modules/Scripto/

Installation

The installation of this module itself is the same as for other standard modules.

However, in addition to installing this module, you need to set up MediaWiki.

If your environment already runs Omeka S, it should have the necessary components for setting up MediaWiki. Download and set up MediaWiki using commands like the following:

wumgnveztimpehdtmiteapdwsii:ak/wi/i-rk1ei.l-4e10a..s40e0s./.0hw.oizmkieip/mbeidtinaa.moir/gh/tmdeodcisa/wmiekdii/a1w.i4k0i/mediawiki-1.40.0.zip

After the setup environment is ready, the MediaWiki API URL will be accessible at a URL like the following:

https://omekas.aws.ldas.jp/mediawiki/api.php

Enter the above URL in the settings screen that appears after enabling the Scripto module.

Creating an Item Set

To use this module, you need to specify an item set containing the items to be transcribed.

In this example, we use the following item set:

https://omekas.aws.ldas.jp/omeka4/s/bootstrap/item-set/9

Adding a Project

“Scripto” is added to the modules section at the bottom right of the admin panel. From that link, open the following dashboard and create a project.

Specify the title, item set, and the property for importing transcribed text. In this module, transcription content is not recorded as item metadata until it is approved in the project. After the transcription content is approved and the content import described below is executed in the project, it is registered as the value of the property specified here.

Select Sync project from the Actions button in the upper right.

Items are registered as shown below.

Adding to a Site

The transcription project has its own dedicated page. To access this page, add a link to the project in the navigation of the Omeka S public site.

Project Public Page

The project provides a public page like the following.

Each media has an editing screen like the following. The media is displayed on the left and the editor is displayed on the right. It also has flags indicating whether it is approved, completed, etc.

https://omekas.aws.ldas.jp/omeka4/scripto/s/default/1/1/8/10/edit

In the admin panel, you can view the update history and more.

The editing history of each item can also be viewed.

Data is stored in MediaWiki.

https://omekas.aws.ldas.jp/mediawiki/index.php?title=1:8:10

The registered text data can also be confirmed in the admin panel as shown below.

Import

For media whose status has been set to Approved, you can register data from MediaWiki as Omeka S metadata via “Import content.”

As a result, the text data is registered as metadata as shown below.

Summary

For each project, you can configure Reviewers and other roles as shown below.

Various other features are also provided, allowing flexible project configuration. I hope this serves as a helpful reference for performing transcription and translation using Omeka S.