About
![Austin Fanzine Project](/uploads/collection/picture/11/thumb_AFP-logo.jpg)
The Austin Fanzine Project started as a relatively straightforward digitization and transcription project intended to improve access to the documents of a recently-historical subculture – the Austin, Texas underground music scene of the 1990s.
The project has blossomed into a sandbox for creative experimentation with digital archives and digital humanities methods and tools. To date the project volunteers have digitized fanzines and posted the resulting downloadable files; researched digital archives best practices and crafted project policies; experimented with crowd-sourced transcription and indexing using new open-source software; and explored ways to virtually visualize the connections in real-life communities via maps, e-books, and audio tours. The digitized material has already proved useful for a variety of uses including, most recently, a collaboration with the Early Modern OCR Project.
To follow the Austin Fanzine Project’s progress, follow the blog, friend us on Facebook &/or follow us on Twitter.
You can help out by transcribing fanzines from home in your spare time!
Works
Geek Weekly #10
Cover, 2 ... 32, 31
32 pages: 90% complete (22% indexed, 100% transcribed, 9% needs review)
Geek Weekly #3
1, 2 ... 32, 31
32 pages: 93% complete (53% indexed, 100% transcribed, 6% needs review)
Geek Weekly #4
1, 2 ... 64, 63
64 pages: 95% complete (50% indexed, 100% transcribed, 5% needs review)
Geek Weekly #6
1, 2 ... 44, 43
44 pages: 93% complete (32% indexed, 100% transcribed, 7% needs review)
Subject Categories
Actors/Actresses, Artists, Bands, Businesses, Dates, Fictional Characters, Movies, Musicians, Organizations, People, Places, Publications, Record Labels, Record Stores, Things, Title, Titles, Venues, Writers