Help iDigBio reveal hidden data: iDigBio Augmenting OCR working group needs you - Part II

Paul, Deborah L.; Heidorn, P. Bryan; Best, Jason; Gilbert, Edward; Neill, Amanda; Ulate, William

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Title

Help iDigBio reveal hidden data: iDigBio Augmenting OCR working group needs you - Part II

Author(s)

• Paul, Deborah L.
• Heidorn, P. Bryan
• Best, Jason
• Gilbert, Edward
• Neill, Amanda
• Ulate, William

Issue Date

2013-02

Keyword(s)

iDigBio

Abstract

"Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio) is a nation-wide effort funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to digitize data from hundreds of millions of natural history museum specimens. In a concerted five-part outreach effort, the iDigBio Augmenting Optical Character Recognition Working Group (A-OCR WG) coordinated a 2013 iConference Workshop, Poster, Notes submission, Alternative Event and a concurrent Hackathon hosted by the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT). The Workshop titled, "" Help iDigBio Reveal Hidden Data: iDigBio Augmenting OCR Working Group Needs You"" introduces the iSchools community to iDigBio and the A-OCR WG mission and challenges to improve digitization efficiency. This related Alternative Event provides the A-OCR WG an opportunity to report back to iConference Workshop attendees about our first experience using a Hackathon model to work on parsing and user interface design issues specific to our needs. We anticipate to a lively, open discussion with event attendees and future collaborators."

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iSchools

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/42515

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https://doi.org/10.9776/13517

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