Specimens can be crowdsourced for transcription if they (1) have an associated image, and (2) have a processing status of “unprocessed.” To manage the processing status of specimens, you can use the Batch Editor Tool if necessary. Specimen images that are added to a portal without associated data are automatically assigned a processing status of “unprocessed”; however, if skeletal data were uploaded with the images, the processing status was defined by the person who uploaded the data.

1. Navigate to your Administration Control Panel (My Profile > Occurrence Management > name of collection).
2. In the Administration Control Panel, click Processing Toolbox.
3. Click the Crowdsourcing tab.

4. On the resulting page, you will see tallies of how many records are in the queue, how many have been processed, and how many could be added to the queue. Click the Add to Queue button to see additional options for refining which specimens you will include in the queue (shown in screenshot below).

5. Define how many specimens you will add to the queue at one time by modifying the number in the Record Limit field.
   • It is recommended to not add many thousands of records to the queue at one time. Too many records may leave your crowdsourcers feeling hopeless to finish the task!
6. Click the Add to Queue button.