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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Northeast Ohio Regional Library System<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<h1><span style="font-size:16.0pt">(AI)ccessibility in Digital Collections<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?org_id=NEOL&eventid=191885">https://mms.neo-rls.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?org_id=NEOL&eventid=191885</a>
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<p>1/27/2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Accessibility workflows are a crucial step in the full lifecycle of digital collections work. Too often, however, these workflows are time consuming, tedious, and a significant burden on teams with limited resources. How can we lighten
the workload of creating accessible collections, while ensuring the accuracy of the information provided? While it may not be the answer to every problem, artificial intelligence (combined with human quality control) can help teams improve the accessibility
of their digital collections. This improved access to collections will enrich the teaching and learning of faculty, staff, and students across campus. <br>
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In this presentation, presenters will explore the intersection of AI, accessibility, and digitized special collections. By exploring image descriptions, transcriptions of hand-written materials, and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) for information retrieval,
the team will share the ways in which AI has helped (or harmed) digital collections workflows.<br>
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Evaluate the effectiveness of AI-assisted tools for image description and handwritten text transcription in improving access to digital collections.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
Identify practical strategies for using AI to reduce staff workload while maintaining accuracy and ethical standards in accessible digital collections work.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><i>Sidney Gao</i>, Interim Director of Digital Initiatives, Digital Collections Manager, University of Cincinnati Libraries<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><i>Sean Crowe</i>, Digital Projects Librarian, University of Cincinnati Libraries<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Setting: Live Virtual, Online via Zoom<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact Person <a href="mailto:hillary.brown@neo-rls.org">Hillary Brown</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Non-Member Cost: $40<br>
NEO-RLS Bronze Member Cost: $24<br>
NEO-RLS Silver Member Cost: FREE<br>
NEO-RLS Gold Member Cost: FREE<br>
NEO-RLS Individual Member Cost: $20<br>
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Can't attend on the date or time listed? Sign up anyway! All of our webinars include archive access for later viewing at your convenience.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives |
OHIO University Libraries | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | she/her | </span>
<span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">carleton@ohio.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> | Digital
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