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Digitization of Full-Text Documents Before Publishing on the Internet: A Case Study Reviewing the Latest Optical Character Recognition Technologies.
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McClean, Clare M. – Library Software Review, 1998
Reviews strengths and weaknesses of five optical character recognition (OCR) software packages used to digitize paper documents before publishing on the Internet. Outlines options available and stages of the conversion process. Describes the learning experience of Eurotext, a United Kingdom-based electronic libraries project (eLib). (PEN)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Character Recognition, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing
intelligentCAPTURE 1.0 Adds Tables of Content to Library Catalogues and Improves Retrieval.
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Hauer, Manfred; Simedy, Walton – Information Services & Use, 2002
Describes an online library catalog that was developed for an Austrian scientific library that includes table of contents in addition to the standard bibliographic information in order to increase relevance for searchers. Discusses the technology involved, including OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and automatic indexing techniques; weighted…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Character Recognition, Foreign Countries, Library Catalogs
Learning Machine, Vietnamese Based Human-Computer Interface.
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Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1998
The sixth session of IT@EDU98 consisted of seven papers on the topic of the learning machine--Vietnamese based human-computer interface, and was chaired by Phan Viet Hoang (Informatics College, Singapore). "Knowledge Based Approach for English Vietnamese Machine Translation" (Hoang Kiem, Dinh Dien) presents the knowledge base approach,…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Character Recognition, Color, Educational Technology
The Arabization of a Full-Text Database Interface.
Fayen, Emily Gallup; And Others – 1986
The 1981 design specifications for the Egyptian National Scientific and Technical Information Network (ENSTINET) stipulated that major end-user facilities of the system should be bilingual in English and Arabic. Many characteristics of the Arabic alphabet and language impact computer applications, and there exists no universally accepted character…
Descriptors: Arabic, Character Recognition, Computer Software, Databases
Current Awareness Services at Tilburg University.
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Roes, Hans – Electronic Library, 1993
Describes the development of the Online Contents Service at Tilburg University (Netherlands) that provides users with desktop microcomputer access to the contents of journals held at the university. The rationale, procedures, retrieval software, subject search capability, and future developments are discussed. (five references) (EA)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Character Recognition, College Libraries, Computer Software
Some Issues Concerning Access to Information by Blind and Partially Sighted Pupils.
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Green, Christopher F. – 1996
This paper examines problems faced by visually-impaired secondary pupils in gaining access to information in print. The ever-increasing volume of information available inundates the sighted and is largely inaccessible in print format to the visually impaired. Important issues of availability for the visually impaired include whether information is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiotape Recordings, Braille