Re: [CODE4LIB] named entities as metadata

Eric ~ I wonder if you could push this problem off onto the user by including the frequency of occurrence with each named entity. Then, the user gets to decide how to weight and you can get out of the business of making a judgement. I've not done it specifically with this kind of project, but

[CODE4LIB] New text analytics platform from JSTOR & Portico

Dear Colleagues ~ Since many on this list are involved with text analytics projects, inquiries, or initiatives at your library, I thought you might be interested in the availability of ITHAKA's "beta" text analytics platform at https://tdm-pilot.org/ (ITHAKA is the not-for-profit organizationa

[CODE4LIB] Learn about Constellate, the JSTOR & Portico Text Analysis Project

Dear Colleagues ~ JSTOR and Portico, under the aegis of JSTOR Labs, have been working for several years to develop Constellate, a robust, scalable mechanism for institutions to teach text analytics and researchers to analyze archival content. Constellate replaces the da

[CODE4LIB] Constellate for Text Analysis Webinars

Hello all ~ After a successful beta program in 2021 with nearly 90 institutions, we are excited to fully introduce Constellate, a platform for text analysis and pedagogy from ITHAKA. Faculty, librarians, and instructors at institutions of higher education understand t

[CODE4LIB] 2022 Text Analysis Pedagogy (TAP) Institute Call for Participations

Hello all ~ The Call for Participants for the 2022 Text Analysis Pedagogy (TAP) Institute is now live! (The call will remain open for one more week until April 22.) Apply for an opportunity to learn text analysis skills from master teachers. The Institute is virtual and free for those whose app

Re: [CODE4LIB] Grammar Checker - sites

In one of my early writing classes in college (so, like 1990!), two of my 'textbooks' were The Handbook of Good English by Edward Johnson and The Transitive Vampire by Karen Gordon. I appreciate them so much, that they still reside on my bookshelf at work, within easy reach. What a wonderful r

[CODE4LIB] Explore text analysis and Constellate this summer at no cost

Hello ~ The ability to read, understand, and communicate data as information is fast becoming essential for education and employment. Through July 31, you are invited to get a jump start on your skills-or advance them to a new level-for free with Constellate, a service

Re: [CODE4LIB] Converting old tables in PDF to CSV

Andrea ~ I've not used it myself, but I have heard from others that do text analysis that Tesseract can well handle tabular data in scans: https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract ~ Amy -- Amy J. Kirchhoff (she/her) Constellate Text Analytics Business Manager / Portico, JSTOR Twitter: @AmyP

Re: [CODE4LIB] Crop a jpg photo - easiest way

Charles ~ I edit photos out of DropBox regularly using the plugin app they have preconfigured, pixlr.com. It works great for the auto-fix/cropping stuff I want to do. ~ Amy -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries On Behalf Of charles meyer Sent: Friday, June 24, 2022 5:02 PM To:

Re: [CODE4LIB] ProQuest TDM? Alternatives? Open source alternatives?

Hi David, Eric ~ I'm going to step in and offer a few clarifying comments about Constellate (https://constellate.org/, that JSTOR affiliated service Eric mentions!) We are similar to say ProQuest's TDM Studio or Gales' Digital Scholar Lab in that we have a user interface for building datase

[CODE4LIB] Constellate Text Analysis Webinars ✨

Hello all ~ I hope the new year is treating everyone well. I like the fresh start aspects of the New Year, but it has been a busy one! I wanted to let you know that Constellate is running some introductory text-analysis webinars this month. (Constellate is a new text analysis service from I

Re: [CODE4LIB] Easy Graphics Editing

Hi Charles ~ I tend to use https://pixlr.com/, which is what DropBox sends you to when you want to edit an image. (Though, of late, I tend to just edit in Procreate on my iPad, not free, but not expensive and highly versatile.) As someone else mentioned, you can do a lot of this simple editing

[CODE4LIB] Job: Senior Manager, Digital Humanities Outreach at ITHAKA

Hello all ~ ITHAKA, the non-profit that brought you JSTOR, is hiring a Senior Manager for Digital Humanities Outreach. The position is integrated into our Outreach team (the staff who talk to librarians about ITHAKA services) and will work very closely with Constellate (constellate.org). Cons

[CODE4LIB] Free Text Analysis Pedagogy Institute is open for registrants!

Hello all ~ For those who want to learn and hone your text analysis skills, Constellate is hosting the Text Analysis Pedagogy (TAP) Institute this summer -- a free series of events and classes offered from July 10 through August 4. The courses are taught by expe

Re: [CODE4LIB] Text mining Gmail

I'll second both Eric and Kayla, if your question is "I wonder what is in here" ... then Voyant is a good place to start. If you aren't comfortable doing text-analysis programming and want to be, we are running the Text Analysis Pedagogy (TAP) Institute starting in July and you could come and t

[CODE4LIB] The Future of Large Language Models and Higher Education - a panel discussion hosted by Constellate

Hello ~ The release of ChatGPT in late 2022 rocked higher education, opening up significant questions about teaching, learning, and research. While early discussions revolved around academic integrity, universities have begun to shift their attention to the role of generative AI in the research

[CODE4LIB] Text Analysis Events from Constellate (free text analysis events :-))

Hey all ~ Constellate, the new text analysis service from ITHAKA (the same people who brought you JSTOR,) is running a couple of free events in December and January. Relax and Learn about Text Analysis on Your Break

[CODE4LIB] Constellate text analysis events in March 2024

Hi all ~ Constellate, the new text analysis service from ITHAKA (the same people who brought you JSTOR), has exciting text analysis events coming up - register to attend in person or participate asynchronously through video recordings and our Slack channel (join our Slack community here