Abstract

Discusses the conversion project of the congressional papers of Senator John Heinz into digital format and the provision of electronic access to these papers by Carnegie Mellon University. Topics include collection background, project team structure, document processing, scanning, use of optical character recognition software, verification procedures, search engine, and the prototype end-user interface. (JKP)

Citation

Galloway, E.A. & Michalek, G.V. (1995). The Heinz Electronic Library Interactive Online System (HELIOS): Building a Digital Archive Using Imaging, OCR, and Natural Language Processing Technologies. Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 6(4), 6-18. Retrieved August 18, 2022 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/80744/.

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Keywords

• Access to Information
• Archives
• Character Recognition
• Computer Interfaces
• Data Conversion
• Electronic Libraries
• information retrieval
• Legislators
• Natural language processing
• Online Searching
• ONLINE SYSTEMS
• Optical Scanners
• Records Management