What does this research mean for the field?

The combination of AI tools Transkribus and AntConc, guided by FRAIM principles, enables the mass extraction and analysis of metadata from printed historical catalogues for integration into online specialist databases. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The project aims to utilize AI tools to enhance the metadata extraction process from historical printed catalogues.

April 18, 2026Open Access

Ethical AI at the British Library: A PhD Placement Project

Key Points

The project aims to utilize AI tools to enhance the metadata extraction process from historical printed catalogues.
Employs Transkribus for AI-powered text recognition and digitization.
Uses AntConc for corpus analysis and text analysis.
Follows FRAIM principles for responsible AI implementation.
Focuses on the BMC XI catalogue of English Incunabula at the British Library.
Successfully extracts metadata for the online catalogue.
Identifies patterns and trends in incunabula descriptions.
Contributes to databases such as MEI and ISTC.

Abstract

This article is a scholarly reflection on using the AI tools Transkribus and AntConc as part of a digital humanities PhD Placement within the British Library to extract metadata from printed catalogues for the online catalogue. This project focuses on BMC XI, the catalogue of English Incunabula at the British Library published in 2007. Transkribus is a “comprehensive platform for the digitization, AI-powered text recognition, transcription, and searching of historical documents” while AntConc is a “freeware corpus analysis toolkit for concordancing and text analysis”. Together, these tools can be used to extract information en masse to be uploaded to the specialist databases MEI (Material Evidence Incunabula) and the ISTC (Incunabula Short Title Catalogue) as well as pick out patterns and trends within incunabula descriptions. This project followed FRAIM (Framing responsible AI implementation and management) principles.

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Jeanette Croen (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e3201440886becb653f1ef https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/15501906261439481

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