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C. Annemieke Romein

@caromein.bsky.social
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Early modernist: political-institutional and legal (#Policey), Digital Humanities: HTR (@transkribus Community Director + chairperson of the Board), Automatic Metadata, LOD. ECHA specialist giftedness. Editor @DLH.

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And so we kick off the @transkribus.bsky.social user conference in Passau, with @caromein.bsky.social, chair of READ-COOP board, introducing and welcoming us to discuss all things advanced text recognition, and cooperative, ethical, AI approaches.
TUC poster Annemieke kicks off the event with not all AI is created equal behind her on the screen
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If you haven’t registered yet… do check out the wonderful program of the @transkribus.bsky.social User Conference in Passau 21-23rd of September. Be there in person or join us online! There is much to be learned and… some new things coming up! It’s going to be cool!!! #TUC2026
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Recent Open Access publication: www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/9/.... A Reproducible Framework to Extract Multimodal Collections as Data in Museums: A Wikidata Approach - Gustavo Candela, Julie Birkholz and @caromein.bsky.social
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
📯 cfp DHBenelux2027 is online so you have time to prepare! 2027.dhbenelux.org/call-for-pap...
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Call for papers – DH Benelux 2027
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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Well, it doesn’t have to be all or nothing. You can choose to make a lot open while ringfencing the assets your business model depends on. As our #DH2026 poster for @transkribus.bsky.social shows!
As open as possible, as closed as necessary - Transkribus poster for DH2026 

"As Open as Possible, as Closed as Necessary":
Balancing Community Needs, Sustainability, and Access in
Transkribus
M. Terras12, A. Stauder?, C.A. Romein245, F. Stauder?, M. Prien?
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*University of Edinburgh, +READ-COOP SCE, University of Twense, "University of Bern
The Crisis of Openness in the Age of Predatory Al Mass-scraping by generative Al providers has created an unprecedented dilemma: open licenses now inadvertently surrender "our collections wholesale to Al as part of mass training" (Cohen 2025), and cultural heritage platforms face crippling exploitation. Digital Humanities scholars must recalibrate expectations regarding openness.
The DH-Dillema
How can we protect digital infrastructure and training data from predatory appropriation by large technology providers-ensuring long-term sustainability-without abandoning
our
commitment to accessibility and
community service?
Case Study: READ-COOP and Transkribus
Transkribus (an Al platform for Automated Text Recognition from historical documents) navigates these opposing forces. Maintained by READ-COOP, a European Cooperative Society established in 2019, the platform embodies a critical tension: balancing openness with the protection of proprietary algorithms and 400TB of training datasets developed through significant public investment. Without such protection, larger technology providers could re-appropriate these resources, thereby threatening the cooperative's viability and its capacity to serve its community and under-resourced languages.
Mechanisms of Accessibility
READ-COOP demonstrates that strategic closure need not preclude meaningful access:
• Users retain full data ownership and export rights (open formats).
. 400 public models: 367 ATR models, 21 layout models, 17 field models, 1 table model published for community use.
. Free monthly credits for basic features & models
. Scholarship Programme:
507
students
from
91 coun…
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Jessica Minieri @jessicaminieri.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Carolina Ferraro's article, "The Pastoral Power of the Christian Prince in Pedro de Ribadeneyra's Tratado de la Religión" is live! Read it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Jessica Minieri @jessicaminieri.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
#earlymodern #skystorians @roperlou.bsky.social + @caromein.bsky.social
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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
📢 The first Latvian Model for Transkribus!   Trained on 19th-century manuscripts from the Riga Latvian Society, this model is ideal for handwritten materials, especially folklore manuscripts.   Many thanks to project ȬPEN and all contributors!
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Latvian model 19th century | Latvian Text Recognition Model | Transkribus
Description This text recognition model was created with the late 19th manuscripts from the collection of the Scientific Commission of the Riga Latvian Socie...
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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It was wonderful connecting with the digital humanities community at #DHBenelux! Our Chair of the Board, @caromein.bsky.social, presented a poster exploring how the Transkribus cooperative balances community needs, long-term sustainability, and open access.
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Another National Library 📚 visited 🇧🇬
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Together with Klaas van Gelder and Xavier Gillard (Rijksarchief België) I published a conference contribution on the use of ML/AI in archives and projects: zenodo.org/records/2005...
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International Archives Symposium in Namur (2025). Open Data and AI. New chances for Archives? Proceedings
Archives are undergoing profound transformation. As institutions preserving cultural heritage and providing reliable information for society, public administrations, and research, they face new expect...
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Jessica Minieri @jessicaminieri.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Roberto's article is the next in our series with @hisjournalha.bsky.social that will be coming out in Early Access prior to print release in 2026-2027. The full virtual issue will be out in later 2027. Stay tuned for more soon! (cc: @roperlou.bsky.social @caromein.bsky.social)
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Lou Roper @roperlou.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Self-promotion warning (a/k/a 'still life in oldster' so splendid way to kick off day): @hisjournalha.bsky.social have seen fit to publish article duly vetted by @actualkatherine.bsky.social @jessicaminieri.bsky.social @caromein.bsky.social #earlymodern onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
"The cooperative governance of artificial intelligence: The case of READ‑COOP’s Transkribus platform" by Morshed Mannan, Simon Pek and Vangelis Papadimitropoulos (2026). In Global Cooperative Economics and Movements (pp. 399-424). Routledge. www.routledge.com/Global-Coope...
The cooperative governance of artificial intelligence. The case of READ-COOP's Transkribus platform
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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Great to see @transkribus.bsky.social starting to be studied for its business model - cooperative AI! - rather than its sector/application/by users. This chapter draws heavily from my writing on our history, then gives us some steers from cooperative theory: www.taylorfrancis.com/reader/downl...
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e-Reader | Taylor & Francis Group eBooks, Reference Works and Collections
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Journal for Digital Legal History @dlh-journal.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
We would like to bring this wonderful conference in Serbia to the attention of our followers! Submissions possible until the end of this month:
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Journal for Digital Legal History @dlh-journal.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
We are happy to announce we now have a template for #Overleaf online. We will ask Overleaf to add it to their library, but it is available via GitHub: github.com/CARomein/DLH... #DLH #Overleaf
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GitHub - CARomein/DLH_LaTeX_Overleafpackage: This is the LaTeX Overleaf file package to publish with the Journal for Digital Legal History.
This is the LaTeX Overleaf file package to publish with the Journal for Digital Legal History. - CARomein/DLH_LaTeX_Overleafpackage
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
(Re)submitted a chapter for publication today, together with @ltdandreas.bsky.social and Jos Mooijweer on the ‘Changing Status of ATR’. On the use of #ATR in #archives! Stay tuned for updates on this - and other - publications!
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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
🚨 Big news: We`ve finally cracked the code! 🩺🤯 Introducing the Transkribus Doctor Model, trained to read even the squiggliest of prescription lines! #AprilFools 😉
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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The History of Parliament is excited to announce a new 8-week internship position for postgraduate-level researchers, working with the House of Lords 1640-60 section. Follow the link below for more details on the role, and how to apply!
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Internship: History of Parliament Trust, House of Lords 1640-60 Project - The History of Parliament
The History of Parliament is excited to announce a new 8-week internship position for postgraduate-level researchers.
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Why I am not using #chatgpt. Please watch: youtu.be/RehBr-flbAw?...
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Why I'm Deleting ChatGPT (And You Should Too)
YouTube video by Rutger Bregman
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I can’t agree more!!! 500,000 users wow 🤩 Up towards the next milestone: 750,000!!!
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CLARIAH-VL+ @clariahvl.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
✍️ Workshop HTR Learn the basics of @transkribus.bsky.social and turn digitised manuscripts into searchable text (with @meemoo-be.bsky.social & GhentCDH). Participants may work with their own collection material (optional)! 📅 17 March 2026 | Ghent | free 🔗 Register here: meemoo.be/nl/vormingen...
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Handgeschreven erfgoedcollecties doorzoekbaar maken met tekstherkenning
Wil je tekstueel erfgoed toegankelijk maken, bijvoorbeeld voor onderzoek? Met Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) kan je (gedigitaliseerde) handgeschreven teksten op een (semi-)geautomatiseerde manier ...
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Journal for Digital Legal History @dlh-journal.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
🛎️ We have published a data paper on a Simple Knowledge Organisation System for Police-ordinances (Policey), by @caromein.bsky.social (UT, NL) and Andreas Wagner + Karl Härter from the @mpilhlt.bsky.social! Enjoy reading it here: openjournals.ugent.be/dlh/article/... #dlh #law #policey
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
No less then three @transkribus.bsky.social directors are present at the #FF2025 conference London: Andy Stauder, @melissaterras.bsky.social and Annemieke Romein If you have questions about the use of Transkribus do look for us! Happy to help you unlock every doc!
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
#HAICu research project is present at the #FF2025 conference with a poster on the Thursdaysession. You can also check out our poster online: zenodo.org/records/1760...
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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Absolutely delighted to keynote Cooperative AI in Istanbul today: telling everyone how we built @transkribus.bsky.social, and how it has flourished under READ-COOP. I usually speak about this to DH, Library & Archive audiences - great to show our wares to researchers of coops, & fab discussions.
Melissa Terras talking AI, READ-COOP and Transkribus at the Cooperative AI Conference, Istanbul
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Digital Legal History #dlh publication! #digitalhumanifies
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information labs @informationlabs.org · 04/11/2025
We’re thrilled to launch our new Humans of AI podcast! Prof. @melissaterras.bsky.social of @transkribus.bsky.social — a cooperative AI platform transforming how libraries, archives, and museums bring history to life. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/ce0399b5 📺 youtu.be/qK5x4j7jiuQ #AI #CulturalHeritage
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Onderweg naar Arnhem voor de #NDE_Hackalod namens team #HAICu-SCOPE! We gaan aan de slag met historisch materiaal van de #CollectieOverijssel en gaan dit visualiseren op kaarten!!!
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Looking forward to presenting at the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora in Brazil in two weeks! Digital Legal History (and the case of the Resolutions of the States of Overijssel and the use of @transkribus.bsky.social)
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
My latest publication: the use of #Annif to automatically metadata historical (1528-1795), handwritten (ATR-ed) legal texts. Case study: #Bern. academic.oup.com/dsh/advance-... #DigitalHumanities #DLH #Heritage #DH2023
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LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
New from @caromein.bsky.social and a bunch of the @transkribus.bsky.social crew, on planning HTR: "From research proposal to project management. A guide from the Transkribus community on planning and executing workflows for researchers and GLAM-professionals" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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From research proposal to project management. A guide from the Transkribus community on planning and executing workflows for researchers and GLAM-professionals - International Journal of Digital Human...
Transitioning from research proposal to project management in Automatic Text Recognition (ATR) for cultural heritage text collections demands meticulous planning, realistic budgeting, and efficient te...
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Sanita Reinsone @sanitareins.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Due to high demand, we brought @transkribus.bsky.social to #BSSDH2025 – and we’re glad we did. @caromein.bsky.social is an amazing teacher!
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Hi there! A Transkribus user requested me to post the following: this person is looking for a #student interested in using @transkribus.bsky.social with a background in #geology or #geotechnical-engineering. They are interested in donating you a nice amount of credits to use on Transkribus.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 01/07/2025
Now that summer is in full swing, you might need this Comprehensive Guide to Yellow Stripey Things, so you can tell harmless bumblebees (you can pet them!) from “asshole” yellow jackets. [kottke.org]
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A Comprehensive Guide to Yellow Stripey Things
Bumblebee, honey bee, yellow jacket, paper wasp…what’s the difference? I don’t know if this comprehensive guide to Yellow Stripey Things is entirely truthful or not — a bumblebee is “actually a flying panda” and a yellow ja
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Keep it in mind!!! (Rights of the image to the respective owner, it was posted on fb without any reference).
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
#DHBenelux2025 demo time! Come and meet @transkribus.bsky.social and ask me anything!
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Come find me at the #DHBenelux2025 #DHB2025 if you want to know more about the Read coop/ @transkribus.bsky.social (tomorrow I am there for a demo)
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
1587 - how right he was! 🏔️
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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Since 2019, READ-COOP has pushed the boundaries of AI text recognition in collaboration with our members, team, and Transkribus users. Now, you can read some their stories in "Praeteritum transcriptum"—a READ-COOP tribute publication curated by @caromein.bsky.social and the team 👇 bit.ly/44IacFr
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
A small update to my profile… as of yesterday, I am the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of @transkribus.bsky.social. A humble thank you to our members for your trust in the new board! Let us unlock every doc! 📖
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I just love how early modern research (on the content) can go hand in hand with methodological approaches and studies! Very happy this article is there!
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
New study compares state-of-the-art Handwritten Text Recognition engines—PyLaia, IDA, and TrOCR—for digitizing historical documents. Findings highlight the impact of language models and diverse datasets on recognition accuracy. Read more: rdcu.be/elLLR #DigitalHumanities #HTR #HistoricalDocuments
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Assessing advanced handwritten text recognition engines for digitizing historical documents
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Gotten myself this nice jewel. I am after all, an early modernist!
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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Did you know that we give away free credits to students who want to use Transkribus for their Bachelor, Master or PhD thesis? Lean more about our Transkribus Scholarships 👇 www.transkribus.org/scholarship
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Pepa Atanasova @apepa.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
🎓 Fully funded PhD in interpretable NLP at the University of Copenhagen & @aicentre.dk with @iaugenstein.bsky.social and me, @copenlu.bsky.social 📆 Application deadline: 15 May 2025 👀 Reasons to apply: www.copenlu.com/post/why-ucph/ 🔗 Apply here: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI... #NLProc #XAI
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Interested in joining us at the University of Copenhagen? | CopeNLU
The University of Copenhagen is a great place if you're both interested in high-quality NLP research and a high quality of life.
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C. Annemieke Romein @caromein.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Yesterday I was present and participating in the CODE-conference @vuamsterdam.bsky.social! Great launch of the centre of Digital Legal European History!
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Transkribus @transkribus.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Headed by Habib Ibrahim at @unituebingen.bsky.social , the Agapet project is creating a set of models for #Arabic, trained on Christian Arabic manuscripts from the 9th-18th centuries. And they've just released their model for 13th-century Arabic👇 www.transkribus.org/model/agapet...
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