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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 12h

This week, we're at #Archivistica, one of the largest European trade fairs for archives.

Come join board members Andy Stauder and Michaela Prien, and Transkribus team member Helene Prokop, at booth number 6 for platform demonstrations, help with your project, and the chance to win a ScanTent 🤓

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 6d

Transkribus offers over 300 public models — here's how to choose the right one for transcribing your documents 👇

blog.transkribus.org/en/how-to-ch...

How to choose the best Transkribus model for your documents

Discover how to choose the best Transkribus AI text recognition model for accurate transcriptions of your historical documents. Learn tips, tricks, and steps for optimal results.

blog.transkribus.org

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 7d

If you can't wait until the 26 October, we are
holding another virtual workshop with Allen County Public Library next Tuesday, 7 October.

Sign up here 👉 acpl.libnet.info/event/14502623

Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 12d

Birth, marriage, and death records are some of the most useful documents for genealogists. But processing tables with AI can be tricky.

On 26 October, we are taking part in an online workshop on "Working with Tabular Data", hosted by the Global Jewish Genealogy Society. More info 👉

Upcoming Events – Global Jewish Genealogy Society

Sunday, Sep 7, 1 pm Pacific

www.globaljgs.org

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 13d

Fall is here, the leaves are turning, and Transkribus decided it’s time for a little wardrobe change.

New look, same great functionality! 🍁💻

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 16d

The Netherlands are renowned for their well-kept archives and Noord-Hollands Archief @nharchief.bsky.social is no exception.

You can also now discover thousands of the NHA's documents online, via their Transkribus Site: app.transkribus.org/en/sites/noo...

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 20d

“We tested three different products but the ScanTent was the best in terms of size, brightness, ease of use and quality of life over time.”

Find out why the @labnf.bsky.social introduced 40 ScanTents to their library 👉

How the ScanTent revolutionised scanning at the BnF

Discover how ScanTent has transformed document scanning at the BnF, enabling visitors to quickly and autonomously create high-quality images using just their smartphones.

blog.transkribus.org

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 23d

What do historians, archivists and computer scientists have in common?
They're all part of the exciting field of digital humanities.
Our blog post explains how this collaborative discipline is using tools like #Transkribus to transform historical research.

blog.transkribus.org/en/what-is-d...

What is Digital Humanities? - READ-COOP

Read the Post What is Digital Humanities? in our Blog.

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 26d

#OnThisDay in 1755, the infamous womaniser Giacomo Casanova was imprisoned for "affront to religion and common decency".

You can read about it in his memoirs, available in the digital holdings of the BnF: archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/c...

@gallicabnf.bsky.social

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 28d

Written sources such as letters, court registers, and logbooks provide us with valuable insights, but they are just one way of recording our past.

In this post, we take a look at different historical sources, from pottery to poetry, exploring how they enrich our knowledge.

blog.transkribus.org

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · Sep 8

That's right. All data uploaded to Transkribus is stored safely on our servers in Austria in accordance with European GDPR regulations.

It is not shared with anyone else and you retain full ownership and all rights to your data.

Read more 👉 legal.transkribus.org/privacy

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · Sep 5

Newspapers can be one of the trickier documents to process with AI.

Don't struggle in silence, read this article on our Help Center instead 👇

help.transkribus.org/newspapers-l...

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ship logs, merchant registers, and the personal diaries of sailors are just some of the documents that historians use to draw conclusions about our maritime past.

Now, these valuable sources can be made accessible to the world with AI. Here are three ways to do it👇

Charting new waters: How 3 projects opened up maritime archives with AI transcription

Discover how AI transcription is revolutionising maritime history research by digitising and unlocking centuries-old documents for global access and analysis.

blog.transkribus.org

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · Sep 2

This week, we're in Vienna for the Digitise.Transform.Inspire workshop — a joint initiative between the ICA, ICARUS, FamilySearch, and READ-COOP which aims to transform the future of archives through digital innovation.

Here's what we've been up to 👇

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · Sep 1

New from @caromein.bsky.social and a bunch of the @transkribus.bsky.social crew, on planning HTR: "From research proposal to project management. A guide from the Transkribus community on planning and executing workflows for researchers and GLAM-professionals" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

From research proposal to project management. A guide from the Transkribus community on planning and executing workflows for researchers and GLAM-professionals - International Journal of Digital Human...

Transitioning from research proposal to project management in Automatic Text Recognition (ATR) for cultural heritage text collections demands meticulous planning, realistic budgeting, and efficient te...

link.springer.com

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · Sep 1

Transkribus isn't owned by shareholders, but by a co-operative of over 250 universities, archives, libraries and private individuals around the world.

Why? Because we believe everyone should have a say in the future of our historical resources.

Join us on our mission 👉

Home

We are on a mission to provide the best tools for making historical data accessible. We do this as a co-operative, following the motto: purpose before profit.

readcoop.org

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Juan Acevedo @juanacevedo.bsky.social · Aug 30

4 años de trabajo en esta nueva edición digital del Quatri partitu de Alonso de Chaves. A great ride, involving the initial use of @transkribus.bsky.social
#xml is ready for enriching, do get in touch!
zenodo.org/records/1697...
#HistSci @erc.europa.eu @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
#openaccess #DH

Quatri Partitu en cosmografía práctica y por otro nombre llamado Espejo de navegantes

The QUATRI PARTITU en cosmografía práctica y por otro nombre llamado Espejo de navegantes (Quatri Partitu on Practical Cosmography, otherwise known as Mirror of Navigators) is one of the most importan...

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · Aug 29

Is this our youngest author on Transkribus Sites?

Scottish writer Marjory Fleming was just seven years old when she starting writing her diary, which became popular in the late Victorian period.

You can read the diary in full on Transkribus Sites 👇

app.transkribus.org/en/sites/mar...

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · Aug 27

Digital Humanities may be a difficult field to define, but we gave it a go in this blog post 👇
blog.transkribus.org/en/what-is-d...

What is Digital Humanities? - READ-COOP

Read the Post What is Digital Humanities? in our Blog.

blog.transkribus.org

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · Aug 25

Image courtesy of University of Texas at Arlington Libraries via Wikimedia Commons

Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · Aug 25

The handwritten notes in the margins often contain vital information for understanding the context of a document, and the private views of the person writing it.

Or at the very least, they tell us which way the bathhouses are!

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · Aug 22

If you work with German historical documents, you will know the headaches that Fraktur, Kurrent, or Sütterlin can cause.

Transkribus was designed to decipher documents in these scripts (and many more), so that you can spend less time transcribing and more time unlocking the past.

3 AI Models For Transcribing German Text In Fraktur, Kurrent and Sütterlin - READ-COOP

Read the Post 3 AI Models For Transcribing German Text In Fraktur, Kurrent and Sütterlin in our Blog.

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · Aug 20

Early modern documents are known for their tricky handwriting, nonstandardised spelling, and their love of abbreviations.

Here's how four scholars overcame these issues to create digital versions of early modern collections 👇

Reading the unreadable: How 4 projects deciphered early modern documents with Transkribus

Discover how four innovative projects used Transkribus to decode early modern documents, making historical research more accessible and revealing hidden stories from the past.

blog.transkribus.org

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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · Aug 19

2 lovers, 1 world war, and over 2600 letters: For the last 10 years, a group of volunteers has been transcribing the wartime love letters of Roland and Hilde Nordhoff and uncovering more about everyday life in this turbulent period.

You can find out more in this blog post 👇

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Trug und Schein: unlocking the letters of wartime lovers

Unlock the letters of wartime lovers Roland and Hilde Nordhoff, and explore how their story bridges generations through a unique citizen science project.

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Thiago Krause @thiagokrause.bsky.social · Aug 16

There's even a letter in English (I didn't notice it while taking pictures)! Nice, it allows me to try @ek27.bsky.social's Egerton model for Secretary Hand in @transkribus.bsky.social for the first time - and boy, it is extraordinary! Nearly perfect work done in 34 seconds.

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