opticolumn

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opticolumn

Andrew Weymouth

10/15/2025

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Abstract

optical character recognition

Python

Computer Vision

Data Compression

Electronic Neural Network

OCR tool developed by Andrew Weymouth, Digital Initiatives Librarian for University of Idaho, over summer and fall of 2025. The tool implements the TrOCR text recognition model and the Kraken BLLA page segmentation model to improve the accuracy of handwritten and cursive archival documents and add digital preservation metadata to processed materials. The tool was developed for overhauling the Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning's digital collection PDF files, to make the collection more discoverable and accessible. The development of the tool is written about in greater detail in Transparent Practices: OCR and AI in the Archives, by Rebecca Hastings and Andrew Weymouth. Submitted to Collections: A Journal for Archives and Museum Professions, October 2025.

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Title: opticolumn
Creators: Andrew Weymouth - University of Idaho, University of Idaho Library
Identifiers: 996847555201851
Copyright: MIT License Copyright (c) 2025, Andrew Weymouth. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Academic Unit: University of Idaho Library
Language: English
Resource Type: Code