Exploring Data Provenance in Handwritten Text Recognition Infrastructure: Sharing and Reusing Ground Truth Data, Referencing Models, and Acknowledging Contributions. Starting the Conversation on How We Could Get It Done
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
Abstract
This paper discusses best practices for sharing and reusing Ground Truth in Handwritten Text Recognition infrastructures, as well as ways to reference and acknowledge contributions to the creation and enrichment of data within these systems. We discuss how one can place Ground Truth data in a repository and, subsequently, inform others through HTR-United. Furthermore, we want to suggest appropriate citation methods for ATR data, models, and contributions made by volunteers. Moreover, when using digitised sources (digital facsimiles), it becomes increasingly important to distinguish between the physical object and the digital collection. These topics all relate to the proper acknowledgement of labour put into digitising, transcribing, and sharing Ground Truth HTR data. This also points to broader issues surrounding the use of machine learning in archival and library contexts, and how the community should begin to acknowledge and record both contributions and data provenance.
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University of Bern · Huygens Institute for History and Culture of the Netherlands · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Huygens Institute for the History and Culture of the Netherlands; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Huygens Institute for the History and Culture of the Netherlands
Universität Bern / University of Bern
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam]
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University of Bern
Universität Bern / University of Bern
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Huygens Institute for History and Culture of the Netherlands
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Huygens Institute for the History and Culture of the Netherlands
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Huygens Institute for History and Culture of the Netherlands
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Huygens Institute for the History and Culture of the Netherlands
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Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique · École Pratique des Hautes Études · ALMANACH: Modélisation et analyse linguistique automatique et humanités computationnelles · Université de Montréal
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ALMAnaCH, Inria, Paris; Université de Montréal
Automatic Language Modelling and ANAlysis & Computational Humanities
Université de Montréal
École Pratique des Hautes Études
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NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies
NIOD, Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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Aarhus Universitet/ Aarhus University
Aarhus University [Aarhus]
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READ-COOP SCE
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American Historical Association
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American Historical Association
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University of Edinburgh
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Amsterdam City Archives
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NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies
NIOD, Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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Albert-Ludwigs-Universität: Freiburg im Breisgau
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
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Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences · Huygens Institute for History and Culture of the Netherlands
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KNAW Humanities Cluster Amsterdam
Huygens Institute for the History and Culture of the Netherlands
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Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences · Huygens Institute for History and Culture of the Netherlands
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KNAW Humanities Cluster Amsterdam
Huygens Institute for the History and Culture of the Netherlands
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Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal
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Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal
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Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies at the University of Bonn
Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · University of Amsterdam
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Universiteit van Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam]
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Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History
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Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History
Bibliotheca Hertziana - Max Planck Institute for Art History
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam]
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Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences · Huygens Institute for History and Culture of the Netherlands
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KNAW Humanities Cluster, Amsterdam
Huygens Institute for the History and Culture of the Netherlands
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National Library of Scotland · University of Edinburgh
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University of Edinburgh; National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland
University of Edinburgh
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The National Archives of Norway
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National Archives of Norway
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel · State Archives of Belgium
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel; State Archives Brussels
Archives de l'État en Belgique = Rijksarchief in België = Belgisches Staatsarchiv = State Archives of Belgium
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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University of Exeter · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
University of Exeter
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam]
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam]
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Universität Innsbruck · Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol
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University of Innsbruck; State Library of Tyrol
Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck - University of Innsbruck
State Library of Tyrol = Landesbibliothek Tirol
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam]
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CCS Content Conversion Specialists GmbH
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University of Basel
Université de Bâle = University of Basel
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University Library of Tübingen
University Library [Tübingen]
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Huygens Institute for History and Culture of the Netherlands
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Huygens Institute for the History and Culture of the Netherlands
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam]
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Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands
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Dutch National Archives
National Archives of the Netherlands = Nationaal Archief
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Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands
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Dutch National Archives
National Archives of the Netherlands = Nationaal Archief
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam]
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam]
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Danish National Archives
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Rahvusarhiiv Estonia
Rahvusarhiiv Estonia = National Archives of Estonia
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam]
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NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies
NIOD, Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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National Library of Scotland · University of Edinburgh
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University of Edinburgh; National Library of Scotland
Amsterdam City Archives
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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University of Amsterdam
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Research Centre for Hanse and Baltic History (FGHO)
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
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Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
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independent citizen scientist
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University of Aberdeen
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Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal
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Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal
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independent citizen scientist
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independent citizen scientist
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Huygens Institute for History and Culture of the Netherlands
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Huygens Institute for the History and Culture of the Netherlands
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Utrechts Archief
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READ-COOP SCE
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New York University Abu Dhabi · New York University
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NYU Abu Dhabi
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independent citizen scientist
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