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As a librarian, many initiatives I have led in my career rely upon others stepping forward to volunteer their time and expertise. These initiatives include Wikipedia edit-a-thons, captioning edit-a-thons, crowdsourcing transcription, and metadata sharing through the Digital Library of Tennessee. The contributions of others are at the core of these projects. Recruiting volunteers and building relationships is often as important as the content knowledge and technical skills needed to complete the work. This presentation shares some of my lessons learned from coordinating volunteers and offers snapshots of types of volunteer events and projects that can be used to build bridges.
