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Background: The Augmenting OCR working group formed from the first iDigBio Summit in 2011 out of a community consensus wish to attempt improving OCR output and algorithm tools to speed up the digitization process. Initial group members were suggested by those present at Summit 2011. | Background: The Augmenting OCR working group formed from the first iDigBio Summit in 2011 out of a community consensus wish to attempt improving OCR output and algorithm tools to speed up the digitization process. Initial group members were suggested by those present at Summit 2011. | ||
Our current working group met, in person, in October 2012 to learn more about each other's use of OCR and OCR output, plan a February 2013 hackathon, develop content for our iSchools 2013 iConference workshop panel, and learn more about the latest developments in handwriting recognition. We are currently hard at work finalizing the [http://tinyurl.com/idigbioaocrhackathon hackathon] and [http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/workshop11/v iConference13] plans. | Our current working group met, in person, at a [https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/IDigBio_Augmenting_OCR_Workshop workshop in October 2012] to learn more about each other's use of OCR and OCR output, plan a February 2013 hackathon, develop content for our iSchools 2013 iConference workshop panel, and learn more about the latest developments in handwriting recognition. We are currently hard at work finalizing the [http://tinyurl.com/idigbioaocrhackathon hackathon] and [http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/workshop11/v iConference13] plans. | ||
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