IMPACT Centre of Competence

Dataset

Access to a remarkable collection of images and ground truth files for the digitisation of historical texts.

Image and ground truth dataset

Knowledge

Training, materials and collaborative registries on digitisation tools and techniques.

Community

IMPACT brings together experts from all sides of the digitisation process.

IMPACT is a not for profit organisation with the mission to make the digitisation of text “better, faster, cheaper” and to further advance the state-of-the-art in the field of document imaging, language technology and the processing of historical text. Learn more

Membership

Join a unique network of digitisation practitioners, content holders, (digital) humanities researchers, technical experts and service providers.

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IMPACT-CKC Helpdesk

First-line assistance on digitisation tools and techniques and related fields open to institutions and particulars looking for advice.

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Events

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Blog

CLARIN ERIC Exchange Venice-Leuven 202529 May, 2025
IMPACT 10th Anniversary Workshop and Writing Sprint19 December, 2022
IMPACT Hour – Launching the IMPACT Hour!16 March, 2022
IMPACT CLARIN K-Centre in digitisation (IMPACT-CKC)26 February, 2019

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News

Understanding User Needs in the UK Web Archive – Request for quotes for a research study5 June, 2025
CLARIN ERIC Exchange Venice-Leuven 202529 May, 2025
Job Opportunity at the British Library4 July, 2024
OSCARS project – fostering the uptake of Open Science in Europe15 February, 2024
Booklet “DRIVING A GREEN, DIGITAL & INNOVATIVE EUROPEAN CULTURAL HERITAGE14 December, 2023

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