With the introduction of vision-language models, there is a reasonably accurate and affordable method for machines to assist catalogers, archivists, curators, and researchers in mediating between image, data, and query. Join FromThePage on July 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT for a presentation about AI in cultural heritage research from Robert Sanderson.
At their July workshop—to be held on July 9, 12:00 to 1:00 PM (Central Daylight Time)—the Recovery Hub will discuss project management. During the workshop, they will explore strategies and resources for managing a digital humanities project—whether they’re solo or collaborative.
Generative AI is rapidly becoming integral to digital scholarly editing workflows, as demonstrated by diverse initiatives from the digital humanities, including workshops by the Institute for Documentology and Scholarly Editing (IDE) at the last two annual DH conferences. On June 25 at 11:00 EDT, Animating Text Newcastle University will host Dr. Martina Scholger (University of Graz) for a presentation on the applicability of generative AI in digital editing workflows and the resulting transformation of editorial processes as seen with long-established digital edition projects at the University of Graz’s Department of Digital Humanities.
At their June workshop—to be held on June 18, 12:00 to 1:00 PM (Central Daylight Time)—the Recovery Hub will introduce participants to their template for producing digital editions. During the workshop, they will walk you through the process of using their Editorial Framework and provide some examples for how you might use it for your research or in the classroom.
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.
Join Ben and Sara Brumfield of FromThePage as they step you through your first crowdsourcing project. The session covers selecting material, finding volunteers, developing transcription conventions, keeping volunteers engaged, and what to do with your transcriptions once you're done.
Learn more about the innovative use of digital technologies to enhance and transform undergraduate and graduate teaching at the Digital Pedagogy Institute, which will be held online from August 13-15, 2024.
Do you teach with primary sources, or want to learn more about teaching with primary sources? Join the TPS Collective from July 30–August 1 for their annual TPS Fest—an informative and fun virtual event, covering all aspects of Teaching with Primary Sources!
UCLA California Rare Book School is pleased to host the second annual Queer Bibliography conference, with virtual sessions to be held between July 25-26, 2024. Queer Bibliography makes explicit the connections between queer theories and methodologies and the multifaceted field of bibliography. This year’s conference will focus on CalRBS’s 2024 theme “Borders, Boundaries, and Margins.”
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.
Come hear scholars and archivists from McMaster University, home to Austin Clarke’s papers, and the British Library, custodian of Andrew Salkey’s papers, as they explore and discuss this extraordinary documentary legacy.
Are you interested in learning more about how to involve students in your editing and recovery work? Join the Recovery Hub for American Women Writers for a Zoom panel on "Engaging Students in Recovery Work."
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