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Unlocking the U.S. Department of State’s “Consular Cards”: Experimenting with AI Transcription of Handwritten Historical Documents (A Webinar with FromThePage)

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Do today's latest "AI" models offer capabilities not possible with traditional OCR, for unlocking documents whose handwritten contexts were impenetrable with previous technologies? A decade ago, the Office of the Historian scanned its "Consular Cards file", a collection of 6,500 handwritten index cards containing listings of officials at all U.S. diplomatic and consular posts from 1789-1960. A unique and foundational source for understanding the history of U.S. foreign relations, the utility of the scanned cards remained limited due to OCR's inability to extract text from the ornate cursive handwriting on these cards. Experiments conducted this year with multimodal AI tools have produced breakthrough, if imperfect, results. The talk will demonstrate the methodology and results of these experiments and will offer tips and caveats for scholars considering such tools.

Free

Sovereign Printscapes: Why Indigenous Newspapers Matter (Plenary Address for the Annual Conference of the National Digital Newspaper Program)

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In this plenary address “Sovereign Printscapes: Why Indigenous Newspapers Matter” at the annual conference of the National Digital Newspaper Program, Professor Kathryn Walkiewicz will discuss the role Indigenous newspapers have historically played as a means of asserting sovereignty and countering damaging stereotypes about Native communities. Join NEH Division of Preservation and Access and the Serial and Government Publications Division at the Library of Congress for this special, virtual event on September 25 from 3:30–5:00 pm ET. 

Free

Creating Your TEI-XML Editing Project: A Personalized Workshop for Beginners to TEI

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Are you planning on using text encoding or TEI-XML to prepare your editing project, but you don’t know where to start? Join eLaboratories for a 90-minute workshop on October 3 at 12:00 PM, where you’ll begin setting up your project in consultation with eLabs guide Christopher Ohge.

Free

Dear Mr. Meredith: Transcribing and Analyzing the Correspondence Received by James Meredith During His Integration of the University of Mississippi

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The long and arduous process of Meredith’s admission into the University of Mississippi captured the world’s attention. As news traveled, James Meredith received hundreds of letters from all over the world. Many of these letters are housed in the University of Mississippi’s Archives and Special Collections and are digitally accessible online, but a new project based at the University of Mississippi aims to make these materials more discoverable. In a recorded presentation from October 17, 2024, project leaders Adam Clemons and Abbie Norris-Davidson as they discuss their methodology in mapping Meredith’s correspondence and their plans for future work on this project. In a recording of their October 17, 2024 presentation, project leaders Adam Clemons and Abbie Norris-Davidson as they discuss their methodology in mapping Meredith’s correspondence and their plans for future work on this project.

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The Dublin Core Data Institute (DCDI): An International Conference

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The planned Dublin Core Data Institute (DCDI), which will be held in-person at the University of Toronto on October 19, will bring together data and information scientists as well as humanities and social science scholars, to mingle and exchange ideas on developing open data resources for humanities and social science scholarship.

$100

The 2024 Virtual DLF Forum, Hosted by the Digital Library Federation

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The Digital Library Federation (DLF) invites digital library, archives, and museum practitioners to join the Virtual DLF Forum, which will be held from October 22-23. With 34 sessions planned over two days, the DLF Forum program features a vibrant program for those interested in discussing digital library technologies and practices: from reflections on digitizing textual and complex physical materials, to conversations on how to improve the discoverability and accessibility of archival and library collections, and more.

$40 – $60