# \#handwriting

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## [Field Notes Explorer: local AI transcription for handwritten (and other) field notes](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/field-notes-explorer-local-ai-transcription-for-handwritten-and-other-field-notes/62)

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**Author:** [@jdustinwilliams](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/u/jdustinwilliams)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/field-notes-explorer-local-ai-transcription-for-handwritten-and-other-field-notes/62 "2026-03-29T16:14:30Z")

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I would like to share a personal project I’ve been building with BHL materials: Field Notes Explorer. It uses locally running, open-weight AI models to transcribe handwritten field notes first and foremost, while also h…

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## [Briana Giasullo's workflow for improving OCR of BHL handwritten texts](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/briana-giasullos-workflow-for-improving-ocr-of-bhl-handwritten-texts/40)

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**Author:** [@Ambrosia10](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/u/Ambrosia10)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/briana-giasullos-workflow-for-improving-ocr-of-bhl-handwritten-texts/40 "2026-03-25T00:17:46Z")

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A presentation I’ve been sharing frequently is one by Briana Giasullo, a Cataloging and Digital Resources Librarian from the Academy of Natural Sciences, on her solution to the issue of handwritten texts/fieldnotes in BH…