Thomas introduces the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) state project for Vermont, and discusses newspaper digitization processes and research implications as well as ongoing developments for the VTDNP and the NDNP

McMurdo, Thomas

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Avenues for research and ongoing developments for the VTDNP and NDNP A National Digital Newspaper Program state project introduction to newspaper digitization processes and research implications.  Tom McMurdo The NDNP requires that we digitize from master negative microfilm. Several avenues of research:  End-user topics.  Analysis of state approaches, usage, and outcomes.   OCR OCR creates a text file that is derived from TIF image files   The most popular OCR engines are ABBYY FineReader and DocWorks.  Case Study: Vermont Farmer articles   An examination of 4 pages reveals very different results.  Overall OCR % (true accuracy): Northern Micrographics: 82.4% Apex CoVantage: 73.8% iArchives: 68% HTC: 57%      Article and OCR rtlllUSIIKI)   WKF.K1.Y, st   .Toiixsnvn 11V CUMMINGS   &   HOSKINS. rrm.--0n.   copy,   per   annum,.... IfpaMitrlctly   In   adtance,   4.00 For   BptclM   terms   to   Clnla   tee   tocond   page. Ratoi   of   Advertising-.  Farorable   ratei   tot   extonslre   and   yearly   adrertlaen max   be   had   upon   application   to   ths   publishers. I.IVINO   OH   A   FARM. How   brightly   through   the   ralit   of   yean, My   quiet   country   hcai   appeari   I My   fnthe?,   buiy   all   the   day In   ploughing   corn,   or   raking   hay My   mother,   moling   with   delight Among   her   mtlk-pana,   diver   bright   i We   children   just   from   eohool   let   ftM, Filling   the   garden   with   our   gleei The   Mood   of   lire   wai   flowing   warm WhenlwaallTlngonafarm. I   hear   the   tweet   church-going   belt Ai   o'er   the   flelda   ltt   muilo   fell. I   oe   the   country   neighbor   round Gathering   'neath   the   pleasant   found, They   stop   awhile   beside   the   door, To   talk   the   homely   mattera   o'er The   iprlnglng   corn,   the   ripening   grain And   "   how   we   need   a   little   rain   " "   A   little   tnn   would   do   no   harm, We   want   good   weather   for   tho   farm." When   autumn   came,   what   Joy   to   leo The   gathering   of   the   husking   bee,   ' To   hear   tho   voices,   keeping   tune, 01   girls   and   loyt   beneath   tho   moon, To   mark   tho   golden   corn-ears   bright, More   golden   In   the   yellow   light! Since   I   bare   learned   the   ways   of   men, I   often   turn   to   these   again,  Article  and  OCR  . pl-qe   and   p   ty,-nelenw4   M FOO   FOIR   .   ,f iew   it   s   d   'i.ob   t   our   idl   (i   of   t   ; bonest   Ibo   feeding   erode   earbonaeeou ea-   to   wtLs,   when   ay   awe   kepto   t   k   - pens.   The   aridity   with   wtet   hs   bat   set-   - tee   Mw   d   Iwelt   mn.m   Maneetl   is   44it a   oet   bhom.   Mrh   .   at'   .   wined has   Iong   buss   veen.   pI5   Wa   somes   yaern bis.aole   MsrdinaryWeetl   e   rssto enWith   the   blatrelter   wh   almam   9   to ~00   lbas   m   wee   t   i,   ,slo   pomen   thoI whso   f   the   e,      Sm,1hg   of   the   -A kind   Mseed,   s   sem   "t   the   a-   s   malt· to   strie!y   herbivenes   pa   0060.   We   have| ene   oL   a   y,   nad   oplathe   would   not   , e   th   a   lr   some   time.   t   what   the partleulat      u   of   coal   i   in   the   aulmul   -ees-   a may,   is   ot   o   sy   to   aower.   Swine   mre espeially   liable   to   sorolhloes   and   Inlamma. tory   die.ae.   Osrbtl,   is   shape   of   seal,   I Saq   antioptie.   and   t   h   a   ty   In   bthat   t it   acts   i   tIsi   way   I   puly   tI   foed. -  Weters   o   Rlwed. OCR is the key to finding data  OCR enhancements and developments   - Continued technological improvements - Long term NDNP view - Manually entered headlines - Advent of user-corrected OCR Enhanced OCR: manual headline keying Utah NDNP project survey: Study of 1200 people searching Utah’s online newspapers rate the results they get for searches as: Poor   9%    Fair  10%    Average 16%    Good 39%    Excellent 27%  Source: John Herbert in an email posted to the NDNP listserv on July 26, 2011 An exciting new development: user-generated OCR correction. Many other research topics with NDNP work Thank you.  

From Reel to Real: The Vermont Digital Newspaper Project

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From Reel to Real: The Vermont Digital Newspaper Project

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