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Turn handwritten notes, figures, and uploaded images into searchable research content with Text & Handwriting Extraction for LabArchives ELN Enterprise customers.
Imagine searching for a sample name and getting back every handwritten note that mentions it, plus every figure or diagram it appears in, even if buried deep within an image. Imagine also being able to use your phone to snap and securely upload a photo of your handwritten notes at the bench, and having its text become searchable right away.
With the new Text & Handwriting Extraction feature for LabArchives ELN, all of this is now possible: text from any photo and image upload can be extracted and made fully searchable alongside the original file. Information that used to depend on remembering which notebook, which date, or which experiment is now just a search query away.
Handwritten Notes: In a recent survey of our users, about 4 out of 5 said they still regularly keep handwritten notes as part of their research. However, these physical notes often live at the benchside and separate from digital records. With LabArchives ELN, any photos or scans of handwritten notes can gain immediate utility once uploaded: search for keywords contained within your handwriting, review and edit transcribed text, and even decipher cursive or messy writing so it's easier to read and share with labmates.
Figures and Diagrams: Whether it’s a publication-ready image or a photo of something hand-drawn, a single graphic might include multiple annotations, labels, or text descriptions. Extracting this text with LabArchives ELN means you can trace every figure or diagram connected to a subject of interest, not just the filenames that mention it.
Bulk Uploads: Have multiple pages you’d like to scan or archive? You can upload multiple images or PDFs at once and index text from all files in a single step.
The feature is available at no additional charge to Enterprise customers and must be enabled at the site level before users can access it. Even after the feature is enabled, text extraction is optional and only occurs when an individual user chooses to use it. All image processing happens through a secure data pipeline, where no temporary files are created and deleted after processing.
Turn your researchers' handwritten notes and figures into a searchable part of your institution's research record. Request a demo of LabArchives ELN today.
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