+ Conference at Archives Nationales
University College London presented at a conference at the Archives Nationales in Paris on 16 March 2016.
Researchers from France, the UK and Ireland came together to share ideas on using crowdsourcing for collaborative transcription and digital scholarly editing. Louise Seaward gave an introduction to the READ project and explained how handwritten text recognition is being used by volunteers working on UCL’s Transcribe Bentham initiative.
Related Articles
+ National Archives Finland takes first steps towards Handwritten Text Recognition
The National Archives of Finland is committed to promoting access to documents relating to Finland’s cultural heritage. Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) technology is now part of its mission. The...
The essential Transkribus glossary: 27 key terms every digital humanist should know
Stepping into the world of digital humanities and automated text recognition can feel like learning a whole new language. One minute you are analysing 18th-century cursive, and the next you are...
Enevældens Nyheder Online: An award-winning project to create digital versions of historical newspapers
If you wanted to study social control under absolutist rule, there are many historical sources that could be of interest. Administrative records, land registers, and royal decrees are just some of...