[Digital_humanities] Handwritten text recognition library workshops?

[Bee Lehman]

Good afternoon All,

I've done recommendations for specific researchers, but never a full
session. If people have time, and enough material, I recommend Tranksribus
<https://www.transkribus.org/>. If they have a single page, then I usually
recommend using Gemini (generative AI) because we have a
campus subscription here. I usually do the heavy warnings about checking
the transcriptions and making sure they're accurate.

Cheers,
Bee

On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 12:06 PM Selena Chau <selenachau at ucsb.edu> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm interested in learning if anyone has offered handwritten text
> recognition (HTR) as a library service, session, or workshop. If so, what
> software was used and what were some lessons learned? In my role in
> collection strategies I regularly ask vendors to include or improve their
> HTR tool offerings, where there is room for lots of improvement.
>
> I have found that vendors may just use HTR tools that are available to end
> users, and libraries may be able to create more effective instruction
> around it, combined with exploring library resources within primary source
> databases.
>
> Thanks in advance for your feedback.
>
> Selena Chau | she/her
> Collection Strategist Librarian,
> Humanities and Social Sciences
> UCSB Library - selenachau at ucsb.edu
> Rm 5511, 805-893-4719
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