Tag: ai
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Converting conversations
Fine tuning LLMs to transcribe handwritten letters The Mary Hamilton Collection within Manchester Digital Collections is a vast treasure trove of handwritten letters between Hamilton and her various peers, friends, family and associates. A popular and well-liked lady, living around the end of the 18th century, she conversed through writing prolifically; she was someone we…
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Shared Solutions: A Collaborative Approach to Digital Usability
Act I: The Power of Partners The value of collaboration is often promoted in higher education but successfully achieving it can be a real challenge. Distinct systems, priorities, and institutional cultures often make working together less attractive than working alone. In early 2024, a call from Academic Libraries North (ALN) for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion…
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XML Coding with AI, Episode 3: Return of the AI
This blog post discusses the author’s integration of AI, specifically a custom GPT termed the EAD XML Architect, into XML coding for cataloguing. The author emphasizes the advantages of AI in ensuring accuracy, identifying links in data, suggesting improvements in written work, and serving as an effective final draft editor despite its inconsistencies.
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XML Coding with AI, Episode 2: The Hallucinations Strike Back
This blog post discusses the challenges faced while using generative AI for XML cataloguing, particularly the issue of ‘hallucinations’ where AI fabricates information. Despite initial success, the AI generated errors and unreliable outputs when processing large datasets. The author shares strategies to improve output accuracy and emphasizes the need for vigilance in verifying AI-generated data.
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XML Coding with AI, Episode 1: A New Hope
At the University of Manchester Library, the process of creating XML files for archives is labor-intensive and context-dependent. The author explores using AI tools, particularly ChatGPT, to automate and improve this task. Initial tests show promise, significantly reducing the time to generate usable XML files, though challenges remain.
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Augmenting visuals with integrity: Exploring generative AI in our digital communications
As part of our ongoing AI experimentation in 2024 within digital communications, you may have noticed we’ve been exploring the use of AI-driven image enhancement tools—specifically Adobe Photoshop’s generative AI features, such as Content-Aware Fill and Generative Expand. Our aim has been to enhance existing Library images in subtle but effective ways that enhance the…
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Improving video accessibility with Whisper AI
Transcribing video content is an essential part of ensuring accessibility, but anyone who’s tried it knows that it’s not straightforward. While accessibility is a non-negotiable from both a compliance and values perspective, creating quality subtitles can be incredibly time-consuming and frustrating. In 2025, you may have noticed we’ve started experimenting with live subtitles during our…
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Is that a dog or just a far-away horse?
Exploring visual collections using AI AI4Illuminations In 2023 the Vatican showcased their AI4Illuminations project at the annual IIIF Conference. The idea of the project was to apply machine learning tools and techniques to their illustrated manuscripts and automatically catalogue objects of interest (such as illustrations of different animals). As part of our exploration of emerging…