Professor Fernheimer
WRD/ENG 401/HIS 352 Spring 2019
Indexing Rubric
Final Indexes are worth 10% of your overall grade for class, based on the following criteria:
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| Creating Appropriate Segments 25 ptsAppropriate length/quantity.
There are a maximum of 12-15 segments per hour of interview; each individual segment should not exceed 5-7 minutes unless there are unusual circumstances. Segments are appropriately titled following the Nunn Center’s conventions for titling and capitalization. |
The index contains 12-15 segments per hour with no segment exceeding 5-7 minutes. Segments are appropriately titled and capitalized following the Nunn Center’s conventions. | The index contains too few or too many index points. Individual segments are either too long (longer than 5-7 minutes) or too short. | The index segment titles provide sufficient detail that an outside researcher has a clear sense of the overall interview’s content by reading through the list of segment titles. | The index titles provide either too much or too little detail, and thus the overall sense of the interview they provide as a whole leaves the researcher confuse as to overall content. | The individual segment titles provide appropriate detail to entice a researcher to “click” and listen. They are broad enough to include all topics covered in the synopsis, but not so broad as to be meaningless. |
| Partial Transcripts 5 ptsThey should start at the exact time-stamp of each segment. They should include a complete thought and not begin mid-sentence. They should follow the Nunn Center’s guidelines and be roughly 140 characters or “Tweet” length. | All index segments include a partial transcript that matches the timestamp, includes a complete thought, and are roughly 140 characters long. | The partial transcripts are too long (more than 140 characters). | The partial transcripts are too short or begin mid-sentence or thought. | The partial transcripts are missing on some segments. | The partial transcripts do not match the exact timestamp where the segment begins. |
| Segment Synopses 25 ptsIn line with level 2-3, indexes, segment synopses should be a minimum of 2-4 sentences long. They should not serve as a substitute for listening to the index segment, but they should give enough information to a potential researcher that s/he/they can make an educated decision about whether or not to listen to the segment. There should be a clear relationship between the Segment title, the synopsis, and the keywords, where the synopsis provides the “sweet spot” between the title and the keywords. | The synopses are a minimum of 2-4 sentences and provide sufficient context for a researcher to decide if s/he wants to listen to the segment. They include enough specificity that the researcher is not left confused by pronoun use. They should locate the researcher in time and space. | The synopses are two short. They may contain 1-2 sentences or none at all, and the context is not sufficient for a researcher to comprehend the segment’s content. They may not locate the researcher in time or space or both. | They synopses are too long. They may contain so many minute details that they overwhelm the researcher. They are in excess of 6 -10 sentences. To improve quality, they will need to be shortened and condensed. | The prose is carefully proofread and polished. The text contains no type-os or spelling, syntax errors. The prose is crisp, clear, appropriately punctuated. | The prose needs to be carefully proofread. It contains type-os or spelling, syntax errors. The prose may be difficult to follow in places, lack appropriate punctuation, and is thus difficult to understand. |
| Keywords 25 ptsThese should include all proper names and places mentioned. For example if a person names his/her entire extended relatives in the segment, the names should be included in the keywords. This is the place where you make the most important interpretations to help a researcher land on the appropriate segment. You may use words that the interviewee did not to map what is described as natural language. For example, if the interviewee discusses separate water fountains, but never mentions segregation you will want to include segregation as a keyword. Similarly, if an interviewee never uses the word anti-Semitism, but describes experiences of prejudice akin to it, you will want to include the word anti-Semitism in the keywords. *Note keywords are a separate field from Subjects, which SHOULD NOT BE FILLED IN. (The Nunn Center fills subject headings once indexes are in QC). | All proper names, places are carefully identified and correctly spelled. The keywords include appropriate words not mentioned by the interviewee to aid the researcher in mapping concepts (antiSemitism, conversion, segregation) to natural language. The terms are specific enough to include the local, textual detail, but broad enough to connect a researcher to the interview by signaling the ways it ties in with larger, historical events, movement, or concepts. The keywords include plurals or variations to best enable a researcher to locate the interview. | All proper names, places are carefully identified,but some may not be correctly spelled. The keywords include most of the appropriate words not mentioned by the interviewee to aid the researcher in mapping concepts, but may have missed a few. The keywords help connect a researcher to the interview by signaling the ways it ties in with larger, historical events, movement, or concepts, but may be missing variants. | The keywords miss or misspell some proper names or places. The keywords include most of the appropriate words not mentioned by the interviewee to aid the researcher in mapping concepts to natural language, but missed a few key concepts. They may be too specific or too broad. | There is a strong, clear relationship between the segment titles, segment synopses, and keywords.
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The indexers need to do more “thinking like a researcher” to ensure the topics covered by the interviewee are mapped to broader concepts, historical events, social movements, etc. There is not a clear relationship between the segment titles, segment synopses, and keywords. |
| GPS Coordinates/ Contextual Hyperlinks and Descriptions 20 ptsEach segment has an appropriate set of GPS coordinates included in the appropriate format to locate the viewer in a contextually appropriate locale that emerges from the segment. Note, you can only include one set of coordinates per segment point, so you’ll want to use them to “familiarize” the most unfamiliar locale mentioned, or to provide the best possible contextual information. Be sure to include a description of the link that will make sense to viewers/listeners who may not be able to see what you have linked to.
Each segment will also provide a contextually based hyperlink for each segment. Note, these are most effective if they provide additional context for the content of the particular segment point. For 401 students, this is where you will link to digitized archival materials you have uploaded in the http://www.nunncenter.net/jewishkentucky/. For WRD 112 students, you may search the materials there, or you may digitize and upload additional materials and include a link to them in this spot.
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There are GPS coordinates and/or a contextual hyperlink with appropriate descriptive text provided for every segment. The hyperlinks are to stable, reputable websites and the GPS coordinates and websites contextually make sense given the content of the segment. | There are GPS coordinates and/ or a contextual hyperlink with appropriate descriptive text provided for most segments. The hyperlinks are to stable, reputable but the websites and/or coordinates might not always make contextual make sense given the content of the segment. | There are GPS coordinates and/ or a contextual hyperlink with appropriate descriptive text provided for some segments, but many still need this information added. The hyperlinks are to stable, reputable websites but the websites and/or coordinates might not always make contextual make sense given the content of the segment. | Most of the segments still need GPS coordinates or contextual hyperlinks provided. The links provided may either not work or not be contextually relevant. | The GPS Coordinates and contextual hyperlinks are missing or do not work. |
Total points out of 100 =____ = ____%