Oxford adventures in crowdsourcing:

What’s the score at the Bodleian?

David TomkinsBodleian Libraries

david.tomkins@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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4,300 items * 10 min each = ca. 20 weeks

500 people 4,300 items

10 min > 1,5 hrs

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Tab 9: Predominant key

Tab 10: Predominant tempo

Tab 11: First line of lyrics

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