Summer Lectures XL "KI für kleinere und mittlere Archive in NRW"

Name: Summer Lectures XL "KI für kleinere und mittlere Archive in NRW"
Start: 2026-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-17T15:00:00+02:00
Location: LVR Kulturzentrum Abtei Brauweiler

took place · 17 Sep 2026

LVR Kulturzentrum Abtei Brauweiler, Pulheim, Germany

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Summer Lectures XL "KI für kleinere und mittlere Archive in NRW" — LVR Kulturzentrum Abtei Brauweiler, Pulheim

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An online lecture with discussion as part of the Summer Lectures XL series, focusing on "AI for smaller and medium-sized archives in North Rhine-Westphalia".

The programme features three presentations: Dominic Eickhoff (LWL-Archivamt) covers text recognition, image segmentation and data post-processing. Sarah Rudolf (LVR-AFZ) addresses OCR4all along with cost, data protection and IT security considerations for open-source AI. Tim Westphal (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities / innovarchiveminds) presents the capture of collection index cards using Vision Language Models (VLMs) and the possibilities of AI-assisted archival finding aids with Large Language Models (LLMs).

About the venue: LVR Kulturzentrum Abtei Brauweiler

The LVR Kulturzentrum Abtei Brauweiler is a former Benedictine abbey in Pulheim, near Cologne, whose origins date back to the 11th century. The Romanesque monastery complex - one of the best-preserved in the Rhineland - now serves as a cultural centre run by the Landschaftsverband Rheinland (LVR). Concerts, exhibitions and public events take place in the historic rooms and courtyard throughout the year.

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