Pitch In! Become a digital volunteer

There are a vast number of digitised photographs, newspapers and documents online, but more work is needed to ensure that everyone can find what they’re looking for and know more about it.

Tag beautiful historic photographs, text correct intriguing old newspaper articles, transcribe significant historical documents, or tell your Queensland story. Every time you add more information you are adding value to the collections and helping others to discover State Library collections now and in the future.

Start an assignment with us. It’s easy and fun.

Tag SLQ photos in Flickr Commons

Tag photos with descriptive words to help people find the photos they’re looking for in the future. You could name the location, building, people in the photo, what they’re wearing or what they’re doing. It’s easy.

Go to the tagging assignments

Text correct Queensland newspapers in Trove

Text correct by reading interesting old newspaper articles and fixing up the electronically generated transcriptions at the same time. Misspelled or misread words need your human eye to make sure the transcriptions are 100% accurate.

Go to the text correcting assignments

Transcribe digitised books, diaries and letters in Wikisource

Transcribe unique personal stories from diaries, letters and books. Transcribing old hand-writing into a digital copy makes it easier to find, share and work with.

Go to the transcribing assignments

Share your Queensland story

Our collections reflect many Queensland stories. Be inspired by our digital collections to tell your personal story about people, places and events in Queensland.

Go to the Queensland story assignments

For more information about Pitch In! contact discovery@slq.qld.gov.au

State Library of Queensland periodically recruits volunteers for front-of-house and behind-the-scenes activities. More information