In order to proceed data in Monk, scans are uploaded via sftp or mailed hard disks. The collection is then judged on the required preprocessing steps (multicolumn, contrast enhancement, line segmentations), and ‘ingested’. Within one or two days users can start to label words. The system performs data mining on the collection and presents hit lists for words which can be labeled further, and so on. Static indices and provisional transcriptions are updated nightly.