Handwritten Text Recognition, or how to revolutionize access to archival collections
The Hessian State Archives in Marburg (DE).
From 19-21 January 2016 the Hessian State Archives in Marbug (DE) organizes the first international convention of the co:op (community as opportunity – the creative archives’ and users’ network) project in cooperation with the project READ (Recognition and Enrichment of Archival Documents). As both projects take highly current topic areas of the international archive-specific discourse into focus concerning archivists, historians and information technologists alike, the convention will bridge current research topics of the humanities with the pioneering technological innovations of handwritten text recognition and thus enhance both spheres resourcefully.
Thus, the aim of this joint co:op convention and kick-off meeting of the READ project is simple: Learn from each other! Computer scientists shall get a sound insight into archival collections and the main research questions, archives shall get a better understanding of cutting edge technological solutions as they will be exploited in the READ project.
More information on the programme and registration can be found here.
The second conference of the task force „En route to a shared Identity“ will take place from 15-16 February 2016 at the University of Vienna (AT) under the title “New or unknown sources of the History and Cultural Heritage of Central Europe in the digital Age”.
The conference is conceptualized by Adelheid Krah and organized by the Institute for History and the Institute for Austrian History of the University of Vienna, the Archives of the Diocese of Passau, the Archives of the Diocese of St. Pölten and ICARUS – the International Centre for Archival Research.
Please click here for the programme.
Within the framework of the conference, the “double” conference “Original and Digital Represenation in the era of media change” will take place in the evening of 15 Feburary.
Speakers: Patricia Engel, Georg Vogeler.
Conference language: German & English
The following institutions will be present at the conference:
- City Archives of Budapest (HU)
- Czech National Archives (CZ)
- Archives of the Republic of Slovenia (SLO)
- Archives of the Diocese of Passau (DE)
- Archives of the Diocese of St. Pölten (AT)
- Archive of Wiener Neudorf (AT)
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (CZ)
- Comenius University of Bratislava (SK)
- Danube University of Krems (AT)
- University of Vienna (AT)
- ICARUS
The topic of the this year’s conference “Digitale Bibliothek” at the RESOWI-Centre of the University of Graz is:
“Vernetzte Welten – Digitales Kulturerbe als öffentliches Gut“
Three workshops on 25th February cover the topics Linked Open Data, OpenGLAM and annotation tools. On 26th February, the following lectures await you:
- Networking & publishing of data
- Tools & services for digital memories
- Partnerships, projects and juridical aspects
Please click here to see the full programme.
The Croatian State Archives organizes together with ICARUS and the State Archives in Dubrovnik the 2nd Croatian ICARUS days under the theme “Archives and community”.
It will also include the 2nd international gathering “Together” of the State Archives from the Slavic countries.
The State Archives of Dubrovnik
The emphasis of this conference through the perspective of the ICARUS network will lie on the experiences and capabilities of Croatian archives on digitization activities and protection of written heritage as well as current archival projects and programmes across Europe, such as the EU-funded project “co:op – community as opportunity“.
Furthermore, the „Venice Time Machine“ project, the Monasterium portal, Topotheques, the marking of WWI and further topics will be highlighted within the given context.
General map of the Kingdom of Hungary, 1804-1810
Portrait LIPSZKY János
This exhibition is dedicated to LIPSZKY János (1766-1826) – a hussar officer known for his cartographic accomplishments – celebrating his 250th birth anniversary.
Both, the exhibition and the accompanying flash conference are jointly organized by the National Széchényi Library and the National Archives of Hungary.
Flash conference
As part of the opening ceremony, the experts from the NSzL, the National Archives of Hungary, the Institute and Museum of Military History, the Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary and the Eötvös Loránd University will present their relevant research.
Conference language: Hungarian
More information on the programme of the opening ceremony can be found here.
The ICARUS platform topotheque is now also officially turning into a Lower Austrian project. We will celebrate this occasion with a special kick-off event at the Lower Austrian State Library together with the Deputy State Governor of Lower Austria Mag. Wolfgang Sobotka who will sketch perspectives of the topotheque in Lower Austria. We cordially invite everyone interested to take part
The event will be in German. Registration online here.
The National Archives of Hungary organizes a round table within the EU-funded project co:op (community as opportunity) between archivists and users aiming at exchanging valuable experiences and improve team work between archival experts and the user commnuity.
The event will be held in Hungarian, registration is kindly reqeusted.
The second Czech topoteque was just recently set up in the Czech village Podolí I which is located in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Now, the village Podolí I holds a special “Bring your History” day organized within the EU-funded project co:op (community as opportunity) inviting its citizens to and the community to get to know the exciting opprtunities of the service tool “topotheque”.
Milada Jiroušková, the topotequer of Podoli I, will introduce and explain the topotheque to the interested public and invite everyone to join this iniative and help showcase the village’s history by providing archival material from personal collections.
What kind of stories are hidden behind this image? The topotheque might unearth a tale or two.
The power of Open Data in the cultural field
The digitization of cultural heritage safe-guarded in archives, libraries, museums and galeries releases unexpected potential for use. Only by making this data publicly available, can their full potential unfold its full effect. This path into the digital future is full of challanges.
We invite you to actively co-shape the OpenGLAM movement (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) in Austria. Representatives from various institutions learn from each other, cooperate and gather to discuss current national developments regarding the accessibility of Open Data in order to support art and cultural institutions as well as public interest.
Keynote:
Jussi Nuorteva (Finnish National Archives) – The Power of Open Data in Archives (English)
Event language: German
