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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi Marsha,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Is this is a digital microfilm reader that the patron could extract image captures from? If so I think they could try an AI transcription tool like
<a href="https://www.transkribus.org/">Transkribus</a>?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If it’s a digital microfilm reader, they could also try adjusting some of the brightness/contrast settings directly in the software. I’ve found that useful on occasion when I’m
in a similar situation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hope that’s (kind of) helpful…?<br>
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Nick <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Ohiodig <ohiodig-bounces@lists.library.ohio.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marsha A Miles via Ohiodig<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 5, 2026 4:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ohiodig@lists. library. ohio. gov (ohiodig@lists.library.ohio.gov) <ohiodig@lists.library.ohio.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [Ohiodig] microfilm question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A patron has asked the following, and I don't work with microfilm much.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Looking at old papers from the 1840s on microfilm and some of the print is not legible — is there any kind of program that can view a document and kind of fill in the letters like what's most probable letter; that
could interpret what the print would actually say if I actually had the original print?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Any software that can fill in missing letters in microfilm?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Marsha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121">Marsha Miles, MLIS</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121">Assistant Director for Collections & Resource Management</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121">pronouns: she/her/hers</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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