Welcome to Day 13 of the EzyIntern UGC Internship Program in Digital Archives & Heritage Documentation.

In today’s live class, students will learn how OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology helps transform scanned documents into searchable digital content. The session will explore how archives, libraries, and heritage institutions improve access to historical records through OCR, search tools, and discoverability techniques.

Participants will also understand the challenges of digitising old manuscripts, handwritten documents, and Indian-language texts while learning how modern OCR tools make information easier to find and use.

Topics Covered:
• Introduction to OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
• How OCR Converts Images into Searchable Text
• Challenges in OCR for Historical Documents
• OCR for Indian Languages and Scripts
• Full-Text Search vs Metadata Search
• Improving Discoverability of Digital Collections
• Search Interface Design and User Experience
• Practical Applications of OCR in Archives and Libraries

Join this session to discover how technology makes historical records easier to search, access, and preserve in the digital age.

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