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Getting started
When issues are prepared for display online, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software is used to generate searchable text. OCR enables searching of large quantities of full-text data, but it is never 100% accurate. The level of accuracy depends on the print quality of the original issue, its condition at the time of microfilming, the level of detail captured by the microfilm scanner, and the quality of the OCR software. Issues with poor quality paper, small print, mixed fonts, multiple column layouts, or damaged pages may have poor OCR accuracy.
OCR text correction allows members of the public to help improve the searchability of this collection by correcting errors in the text of the digitized newspapers. Saving these corrections to the collection database improves the accuracy of the text, which enables better search results and a richer experience for all users.
We welcome new contributors to our OCR text correction community. Anyone can participate as long as they have created an account and logged in.
OCR text corrections are saved to the database and will improve the service for all users by increasing the accuracy of search results.
There are two ways you can begin to correct text. From the document viewer:
- Select the article or page you want to correct. This will display the text in the left pane of the document viewer. Click on the "Correct this text" link that appears above this text.
- Right-click on the article or page image and select "Correct article text" or "Correct page text" from the options pop-up window.
The text correction interface is split into two parts: the right side shows the page images that make up the document, and the left side is used for editing the lines of text.
When you move your mouse over the page images in the right pane, the blocks making up the pages will highlight. You can scroll this view by dragging with the mouse, or zoom in/out using the buttons above the viewer. Clicking a highlighted block will select it and load a form for editing that block into the left pane.
Correct the text line by line. A red box is displayed in the right pane to help you determine what text should be included in the line. Once you have finished correcting text, click "Save". The changes you make will take effect immediately.
You can then make further corrections to the same block, move onto the next block by clicking the "Save & next" or "Next" button, select another block in the right pane, or exit the text correction view by clicking the "Return to viewing mode" link.
Clicking "Save & exit" instead of "Save" will save the changes and then return you to the normal viewing mode automatically.
Hint: Many web browsers include spell checking functionality and this can assist with your text correction by identifying misspelt words. If your web browser does not have this functionality, it's likely there is a spell checking add-on available (see your web browser's help for information on how to install add-ons).
For recommendations about topics such as punctuation, misspellings and illegible text, see General guidelines for text correction.
These are the items in the collection that are the most complete — please help to finish them.
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1.DEBATE BUILDING SITES Uptown And Downtown Locations FavoredNorfolk Post 25 January 192366%
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2.News of 50 Yrs. Ago The Highland Recorder, Issue of May 16, 1896Recorder 17 May 194666%
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3.LOCAL NEWSRecorder 20 June 193066%
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4.Even Uncle Sam Can’t Please EverybodyRecorder 20 June 193066%
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5.POST PATTERNNorfolk Post 1 July 192266%
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6.WATCH FOR THE GOUGE!Norfolk Post 1 July 192266%
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7.Bill to Abolish Breach of Promise Starts ArgumentNorfolk Post 25 January 192360%
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8.iGIVES UP CAREER ! FOR BABY’S LOVENorfolk Post 22 January 192460%
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9.M^isJungJonDtees^Recorder 17 May 194660%
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10.A Startling FindNorfolk Post 25 January 192357%
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11.Digest {Recorder 24 May 194657%
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12.CMERACRAMSNorfolk Post 25 January 192353%
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13.Page 7 Advertisements Column 1Norfolk Post 26 November 192150%
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14.H YMENIAL.Genius of Liberty 9 June 181850%
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15.Page 1 Advertisements Column 1Recorder 20 June 193050%
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16.flpX Smile Awhile TOM SIMSNorfolk Post 3 March 192250%
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17.Page 3 Advertisements Column 1Recorder 15 February 194650%
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18.Heating hy Atoms Seen as Imminent Harnessing for Power Is Urged hy Scientists.Recorder 15 February 194650%
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19.*Tis a Shame That Gaels Prefer to Speak EnglishRecorder 15 February 194650%
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20.New Whaler Has Radar To Guard Against BergsRecorder 15 February 194650%
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1.Page 7Norfolk Post 26 November 192195%
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2.Page 3Alexandria Gazette 13 May 186193%
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3.Page 9Beacon Flashes 30 November 193793%
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4.Page 7Beacon Flashes 30 November 193793%
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5.Page 2Alexandria Gazette 25 April 186192%
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6.Page 2Alexandria Gazette 24 April 186192%
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7.Page 8Beacon Flashes 15 November 193792%
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8.Page 5Suffolk News-Herald 10 May 194092%
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9.Page 3Petersburg Republican 7 July 182092%
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10.Page B-8Fairfax Falls Church Sun Echo 31 October 196391%
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11.Page 8Among Us 1 March 193991%
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12.Page 5Among Us 1 January 193991%
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13.Page 10Battlefield News 1 August 193991%
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14.Page 10Beacon Flashes 31 January 193890%
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15.Page 13Beacon Flashes 31 January 193890%
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16.Page 9Beacon Flashes 15 November 193790%
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17.Page 7Battlefield News 1 July 193990%
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18.Page 4Battlefield News 1 July 193990%
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19.Page 7Northern Virginia Sun 24 April 197290%
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20.Page 3Northern Virginia Sun 6 September 197490%
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