Dear all,
The National Archives is hosting two Big Ideas seminars this month, and you can now register for your place to attend.
Probabilistic indexing and archives: does it work?
Friday 23 March 2018
13:00 - 14:00
The National Archives, Kew
Seth van Hooland, Université Libre de Bruxelles, will explore the possibilities and limitations of using topic modelling and word embedding to apply probabilistic indexing to large archival holdings.
The seminar is free, but places are limited. View the full programme and register for your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-ideas-seminar-probabilistic-indexing-and-archives-tickets-43843772905
The role of archives in addressing refugee crises
Thursday 29 March 2018
13:00 - 14:00
The National Archives, Kew
Anne Gilliland, University of California, and James Lowry, University of Liverpool, will provide an overview of the collaborative project 'Records and ICT at the Boundaries of the State: Refugee Needs, Rights and Uses' based at the UCLA Center for Information as Evidence and the Liverpool University Centre for Archive Studies.
The seminar is free, but places are limited. View the full programme and register for your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-ideas-seminar-the-role-of-archives-in-addressing-refugee-crises-tickets-43845592347
You can follow the seminars on social media using #ResIdeas. Podcasts of our Big Ideas seminars are made available online, you can listen here: http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/category/big-ideas/
We hope to see you there.
Nicola Frost | Academic Communications and Impact Officer
The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU | 0203 9089 300 (ext. 2759)
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