Proceedings of the 2nd Huminfra Conference

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    A Distant Technology? Experiments with a Generative Model for Retouching Noisy Newspaper OCR
    (Tartu University Library, 2025) Brodén, Daniel; Samuelsson, Lisa; Alfter, David; Malmstedt, Johan; Nermo, Magnus; Papadopoulou Skarp, Frantzeska; Tienken, Susanne; Widholm, Andreas; Blåder, Anna
    This paper explores the use of generative models to enhance digitized historical newspaper text. While these models offer new means of addressing noisy OCR, their opaque, probabilistic processes raise epistemological concerns. Within the project The Order of Criticism Revisited, which integrates literary and computational approaches to Swedish criticism, we tested GPT-4o to “retouch” OCR data from the National Library of Sweden using zero-shot prompting. Comparisons with flawed OCR outputs and manually transcribed texts show that the model produced more legible versions, often closer to the originals than the raw OCR. This indicates potential for improving the quality of digitized sources and enabling more robust large-scale analysis. However, drawing on the notions of artificial communication and distant technology, we argue that such models extend analytical capacity while creating perceptual and methodological distance. Their outputs, better seen as probabilistic “retouching” than correction or reconstruction, weaken the link to original sources.
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    DigiCURE: Building a Digital Humanities Infrastructure for Preserving and Studying At-risk Cultural Heritage
    (Tartu University Library, 2025) Westin, Jonathan; Lindhé, Cecilia; Brodén, Daniel; Tomasini, Matteo; Almevik,Gunnar; Nermo, Magnus; Papadopoulou Skarp, Frantzeska; Tienken, Susanne; Widholm, Andreas; Blåder, Anna
    The preservation of cultural heritage has become a societal, policy, and scientific priority in the context of climate change, armed conflicts, and rapid urbanization. Monuments, archaeological sites, and fragile materials are increasingly at risk of loss or irreversible damage. In response, DigiCURE (Digital Cultural Resilience and Protection) establishes a technologically advanced and institutionally anchored research infrastructure dedicated to the digitization, preservation, and analysis of endangered heritage. The aim of this paper is to present the DigiCURE research infrastructure, providing high-quality tools, expertise, and training to support sustainable digital preservation through multimodal documentation, spatial visualization, and data modeling. Its online platform enables researchers, heritage professionals, and the public to explore, analyze, and annotate complex multimodal datasets with AI-assisted methods, even in cases where physical access is no longer possible. DigiCURE functions as both a national and international hub for innovative research, ensuring the long-term accessibility and resilience of vulnerable cultural heritage.