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The Image and Spatial Data Analysis Group at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign presented at SAA 2012 on their work with OCR and handwritten census data. Very interesting and if I recall correctly there was mention of grant opportunities for work on large data sets. ISDA Census page: http://isda.ncsa.illinois.edu/drupal/project/census Presentation on slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/NARACAST/free-and-searchable-access-to-the-1940-census-data - Brian --- Brian Wilson**** Digital Processing Archivist**** Archives and Library**** ****Benson** **Ford** **Research** **Center******** The Henry Ford**** ****20900 Oakwood Blvd.******** ****Dearborn**, **MI** **48124******** (313) 982-6100, x2293**** [log in to unmask]**** http://www.thehenryford.org/research --- On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Donna Campbell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On a related note, I am looking for a recommendation for software that > provides OCR for handwriting (print and/or cursive). To clarify, this > would be pen ink on paper not digital ink. > >