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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.
Please Note: In 2022, Kent State University Libraries, Special Collections & Archives, with support from the Student Media Advisory Board, began a project to redact from the OCR the names of people that appeared in the Daily Kent Stater police blotter. This decision was made in accordance with trends in digital newspaper publishing to redact older, minor crime stories that negatively impact the subjects’ ability to gain employment, among other potential consequences. Names in the OCR were replaced with the text, [name redacted]. Neither the original newspapers nor the scans of the newspapers have been altered in any way, only the OCR. We ask that you please leave these names redacted.
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.U.S. flavor For the most part, international students enjoy their time in AmericaDaily Kent Stater 19 April 200787%
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2.Fraternities Resume ActivitiesDaily Kent Stater 2 October 195287%
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3.MastheadThe Kent Stater 29 July 192685%
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4.ACPB PRESENTS 808 SAGET this is BOB SAGETDaily Kent Stater 4 April 200785%
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5.Page 4 Advertisements Column 2The Searchlight 25 February 192683%
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6.WKSU-FM Begins Fourth Year On Air At KentDaily Kent Stater 2 October 195283%
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7.Justice...maybeDaily Kent Stater 3 April 197483%
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8.CAPITAL TO CAMPUSThe Kent Stater 9 February 194383%
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9.Page 2 Advertisements Column 1The Searchlight 25 February 192680%
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10.CrosswordThe Summer Kent Stater 11 July 200780%
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11.Parents of 'Dallas' star killed Filming of TV show shuts down for half-dayDaily Kent Stater 20 November 198680%
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12.MastheadThe Kent Stater Summer Bulletin 23 June 195480%
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13.OUR COLLEGE PRESIDENTThe Searchlight 11 March 192675%
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14.POLICE BLOTTERThe Summer Kent Stater 18 July 200775%
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15.Saturday shake up results in stabbingDaily Kent Stater 16 October 200771%
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16.Sticks, stones and words: They all hurt Gay is not a synonym for stupidDaily Kent Stater 2 April 200771%
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17.Caring comes before cold More than 20 campus groups to participate in this week’s eventsDaily Kent Stater 14 November 199570%
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18.Graduating Students From Elementary Course.The Kent Stater 29 July 192666%
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19.PROGRAM Commencement Friday to be Held in College AuditoriumThe Kent Stater 29 July 192666%
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20.Page 3 Advertisements Column 1The Summer Kent Stater 8 August 200766%
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1.Page 3The Kent Stater 9 February 194396%
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2.Page 18Daily Kent Stater 3 April 197494%
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3.Page 13Daily Kent Stater 3 April 197492%
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4.Page 2The Kent Stater 9 February 194391%
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5.Page 3Daily Kent Stater 4 April 200790%
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6.Page 12Daily Kent Stater 3 April 197490%
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7.Page 4The Kent Stater 9 February 194387%
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8.Page 3Daily Kent Stater 2 October 195281%
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9.Page 4Daily Kent Stater 2 October 195272%
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10.Page 7The Summer Kent Stater 11 July 200761%
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11.Page 2Daily Kent Stater 2 October 195260%
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12.Page 1The Kent Stater 29 July 192660%
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13.Page 10/11Daily Kent Stater 3 April 197455%
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14.Page 1Daily Kent Stater 4 September 200747%
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15.Page 1Daily Kent Stater 2 April 200746%
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16.Page 2The Summer Kent Stater 18 July 200743%
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17.Page 19Daily Kent Stater 3 April 197440%
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18.Page 2Daily Kent Stater 19 April 200736%
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19.Page 5Daily Kent Stater 31 August 200036%
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20.Page 3The Summer Kent Stater 8 August 200731%