READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
University of Leipzig
Konstantin Freybe, M.A.
konstantin.freybe@uni-leipzig.de
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READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
Outline
- Facts & Figures
- Mission
- Target User Groups
- Key Performance Indicators
- Obligations
- Approaching Archival Documents
- Tools & Services
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
1. Facts & Figures
Duration:
January 1st 2016 - June 30th 2019
Grant:
8.200.000EUR
received through EU research & innovation programme H2020
Partners:
13 partners coordinated by University of Innsbruck
10 institutions (increasing) as associated partners via memorandum of understanding
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
2. Mission
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
2. Mission
- increase accessibility of archival documents
- revolutionise Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR)
- establish Virtual Research Environments (VRE)
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
3. Target User Groups
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
3. Target User Groups
- Memory Institutions
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
3. Target User Groups
- Memory Institutions
- Archives
- Libraries
- Museums
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
3. Target User Groups
- Memory Institutions
- Humanities Scholars
- Computer Scientists
- public users & volunteers (crowd-sourcing)
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
4. Key Performance Indicators
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Enrichment of Archival Data
4. Key Performance Indicators
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publications
15-25 scientific publications per year -
reference data
3.000.000 images with at least 50.000 pages of reference data -
competitions
organised at various conferences to measure progress of research
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
5. Obligations
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
5. Obligations
H2020 Grant Agreement
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
5. Obligations
H2020 Grant Agreement
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publications
OPEN ACCESS - scientific publications must be openly accessible online -
reference data
OPEN ACCESS - generated data is to be stored in a repository and made accessible for third parties -
[software]
OPEN SOURCE [e-Infrastructure call by the EU]
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Enrichment of Archival Data
6. Approaching Archival Documents
6. Approaching Archival Documents
Musical Instruments Museum Leipzig, Inv.: 926
6. Approaching Archival Documents
6. Approaching Archival Documents


Musical Instruments Museum Leipzig, Inv.: 793
Musical Instruments Museum Leipzig, Inv.: 926
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
6. Approaching Archival Documents
- identifying documents
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
6. Approaching Archival Documents
- identifying documents
- digitisation
- images identified:
4356 - signatures identified:
11722
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
6. Approaching Archival Documents
- identifying documents
- digitisation
=> apply READ's tools
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
7. Tools & Services
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
7. Tools & Services
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Transkribus
- text segmentation, automated transcriptions, writer hand retrieval
- trainable software which is intended for unsupervised use
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
7. Tools & Services
- Transkribus
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ScanREAD
- utility app for digitisation of archival documents
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
7. Tools & Services
- Transkribus
- ScanREAD
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e-Learning-App
- software intended to help users decipher historical handwritings
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
7. Tools & Services
Feel free to visit READ's web presences:
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READ platform:
http://transkribus.eu/ -
READ homepage:
http://read.transkribus.eu/ -
User Guide:
http://transkribus.eu/wiki/
READ | Recognition and
Enrichment of Archival Data
Thank you for your attention!
contact me:
konstantin.freybe@uni-leipzig.de
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