Translations:Digitization, Preservation and Ingest/159/en

Post-processing might sometimes also include creation of secondary, derivative copies of the file. These are created for specific purposes such as providing access or producing high-quality reproductions, and also for creating fully searchable documents from originally non-searchable image files through the application of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. In essence, by running OCR software on our scanned image of a document, we add a layer of text onto that image file so other software can read it, which makes the document fully searchable. This is essential for making human rights archives more accessible and visible, which is often a key purpose of their digitization. Given the importance of the application of OCR technology in creating fully searchable text files from our digital surrogate image files, in Addendum IV we provide a set of recommendations regarding its use.