From carleton at ohio.edu Mon Oct 27 09:09:40 2025 From: carleton at ohio.edu (Carleton, Janet (she/her)) Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:09:40 +0000 Subject: [NewtoLibraries] Register- Tech Tools for Transcription, 11/12 - OhioDIG virtual - 10:30am In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Please join the Ohio Digitization Interest Group for our next meeting (virtual & free) at 10:30am on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 for a panel discussion. Registration: Please register by Monday, November 10, 5pm, using this Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScm0dMzYQ9Qg_ht7nidJqEnQgou1guQ9ATlv9OE-7tRB5dY8w/viewform?usp=dialog Topic: Tech Tools for Transcription Join us as we learn about emerging technology tools and services for transcription work. Presenters will cover a variety of methods being used by their institutions, sharing what is working best, lessons learned, and more. Presentations will cover both text and audio transcription and include Transkribus, Generative AI tools, Open AI's Whisper, vendor services, and crowd-sourcing projects. (Zoom connection info will be shared with registered attendees.) Presentations: - Introducing hOCRedit: A New Tool for Transcribing Handwritten Text. Joe Corall, repository architect, Library Technology, Lehigh University. Lehigh Libraries developed an Islandora microservice that uses Generative AI to automatically transcribe and index handwritten manuscript documents in our digital repository. With support from a Lyrasis Catalyst Fund grant, we're now extending this work to generate hOCR output, and provide this functionality as an open-source tool. - Evolution of FamilySearch Indexing. Jeremy Christiansen, product manager, Get Involved Volunteering, FamilySearch, will discuss indexing over the last decade as it has evolved to present day, utilizing modern tech to scale the effort of making records searchable. - Comparative Study of Audio Transcription by Paid Vendors and Open-Source AI. Sarah Hartzell, audiovisual preservation & digitization specialist, Ohio State University Libraries. Using the Jessica Mitford cassette digitization project as a test group, we tested two paid vendors and Open AI's Whisper for audio transcription, analyzing their accuracy, overall cost, and impact on staff time, with the goal of developing a feasible transcription strategy at scale. - AI and Transcription: Transkribus and Handwritten Documents. Chris Lott, Digitization and Data coordinator, UGA Special Collections Libraries, University of Georgia, will provide a brief overview of Transkribus, a web-based app for transcribing handwritten documents, and discuss using it on the "Finding Their Names: Discovery and Description of Enslavement Events" grant. He'll reflect on what it's like to use the software, and talk through some logistical and ethical questions with using LLMs for this kind of work. - Programming contacts: Grace Freeman, Columbus Metropolitan Library (gfreeman at columbuslibrary.org) & Adam Wanter, MidPointe Library System (awanter at midpointelibrary.org) - Virtual Host: Columbus Metropolitan Library - Location: Virtual Meeting via Zoom - Date & time: Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 10:30am-1:00-ish - Cost: FREE. Thank you to the institutions who host us, our volunteer speakers, and program committee! Agenda: - 10:30-10:35am: Welcome - 10:35-11:35am: Program - 11:35am-11:40am: Break - 11:40am -12:30pm or so: All attendee update & announcements. (At the end of our meeting, we will do our usual OhioDIG Round Robin where all attendees will have a chance to share what they are working on at their organization and ask any digitization questions of the group.) About OhioDIG: The Ohio Digitization Interest Group is an informal discussion group open to all with an interest in cultural heritage digitization, description, access, and digital preservation. We meet every other month. Nov/Jan/Mar are virtual and May/Jul/Sep are in-person. https://ohiodig.org Find us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and under #OhioDIG. --- Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives | OHIO University Libraries | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | she/her | carleton at ohio.edu | Digital Archives - https://media.library.ohio.edu | Archives Finding Aids - https://archivesspace.ohio.edu/ Visit our Socials https://sites.ohio.edu/library-archives-blog/ | https://bsky.app/profile/aldenlibdigital.bsky.social | https://www.instagram.com/archives.ohiouniversity | http://pinterest.com/OhioDigiArchive/ | https://bit.ly/ou-uaSpotify | http://bit.ly/YouTube-OU-hist-films & http://bit.ly/ou-di-youtube -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carleton at ohio.edu Thu Oct 30 13:03:03 2025 From: carleton at ohio.edu (Carleton, Janet (she/her)) Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:03:03 +0000 Subject: [NewtoLibraries] FW: Develop Job Market Materials with an SAA Career Counselor on 11/01 In-Reply-To: <0100019a31d7ab43-84e49f12-1078-4c41-bbb1-b321bf49628d-000000@email.amazonses.com> References: <0100019a31d7ab43-84e49f12-1078-4c41-bbb1-b321bf49628d-000000@email.amazonses.com> Message-ID: May be of interest. --- Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives | OHIO University Libraries | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | she/her | carleton at ohio.edu | Digital Archives - https://media.library.ohio.edu | Archives Finding Aids - https://archivesspace.ohio.edu/ From: Emma Powell via Society of American Archivists Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 5:20 PM To: Carleton, Janet (she/her) Subject: [SAA announcements] : REGISTER! Develop Job Market Materials with an SAA Career Counselor on 11/01 Join the SAA Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) section on Saturday, November 1st at 2pm EST/11am PST in getting some job search... -posted to the "Announcements" community [Emma Powell] Oct 29, 2025 4:20 PM Emma Powell Join the SAA Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) section on Saturday, November 1st at 2pm EST/11am PST in getting some job search advice from SAA Career Counselor Michelle Ganz. This presentation will cover how to create an effective resume/CV and how to prepare for interviews. Plus, Michelle will discuss inclusive strategies for job-searching for people with disabilities, as well as approaches for dealing with the job search's impact on mental health. All are welcome to join and questions are encouraged! Questions may be asked live or submitted anonymously through the form included in the registration. Registration will close 24 hours before event start to allow for time to share pertinent materials with registrants. This event will be recorded. Register here: forms.gle/MdX4T3Aksrp6nwKCA Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025 Time: 2pm-3:30pm EST / 1-2:30 pm CST / 11 am-12:30 pm PST / 8-9:30 am HST About the Speaker Michelle Ganz is the Archives Director for the Dominican Sisters of Peace [Columbus, Ohio]. She has previously worked in academic, museum, corporate, and private archives. She has spoken about Disability, Accessibility and Inclusion for most of her career and works to support others who speak on the topic. Michelle has been a mentor for over fifteen years working to help first generation graduates, BIPOC, disabled, and queer people navigate the professional world. She is also the editor of the forthcoming Bloomsbury book A Practical Guidebook to Trauma-Informed Archival Practice: Best Practices and Case Studies, out in February 2026. ------------------------------ Emma Powell Archivist and Assistant Librarian Elon University Elon, NC ------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: