The Library of Congress, the biggest physical repository of information in the world, has been digitizing its resources, expanding its digital library and developing automation tools to manage its collection. As those tools bear fruit, Library officials now want to reintroduce humans to the process.
The Library’s Digital Innovation Labs Section “has undertaken a range of programs aimed at maximizing the use of digital collections and supporting emerging research methods,†including using machine learning and crowdsourcing prototypes, according to a solicitation recently posted to beta.SAM.gov.
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